After Eden : : Church Fathers and Rabbis on Genesis 3:16-21 / / Hanneke Reuling.

This volume charts the interpretation of Genesis 3:16-21 in a number of patristic and classical rabbinic sources. It is a case study in the reception of a biblical fragment in two intrinsically related yet distinct interpretative communities: early Christianity and rabbinic Judaism. Following the le...

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Superior document:Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series; 10
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL, , 2006.
Year of Publication:2006
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series; 10.
Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • The Spirit, the flesh, and Genesis three
  • The versions of Genesis 3:16-21
  • Adam, Eve, and the hidden meaning of Scripture
  • Beyond paradise : John Chrysostom preaching on the primordial ordeal
  • Genesis and the stain of sin : spiritual, literal and dogmatic interpretation in the writings of Augustine of Hippo
  • Eden as paradigm? : Genesis Rabbah's collection of interpretations
  • Avot de Rabbi Nathan : human origins and the rabbinic framework
  • After Eden.