Cain and Abel in text and tradition : Jewish and Christian interpretations of the first sibling rivalry / / by John Byron.

The story of Cain and Abel narrates the primeval events associated with the beginnings of the world and humanity. But the presence of linguistic and grammatical ambiguities coupled with narrative gaps provided translators and interpreters with a number of points of departure for expanding the story....

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Superior document:Themes in biblical narrative Jewish and Christian traditions, v. 14
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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Themes in biblical narrative ; v. 14.
Physical Description:1 online resource (274 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Like father, like son : Genesis 4:1-2
  • Rejected offering-dejected person : Genesis 4:3-7
  • Crime and punishment : Genesis 4:8-10
  • Far as the curse is found : Genesis 4:11-16
  • Raising Cain : Genesis 4:17-26
  • The blood of righteous Abel
  • The way of Cain.