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Does God Command and Punish in the Garden of Eden?
- Source :
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Vetus Testamentum . 2022, Vol. 72 Issue 4/5, p609-630. 22p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Most interpretations of Gen 2–3 center the motifs of divine command, human obedience, and divine punishment. These ideas, however, are not intrinsic to the narrative. They represent only one possible way of interpreting certain semantic and narrative ambiguities in the story. One can also read Gen 2–3 as a story about a divine warning and a consequential decision. This alternative reading does a better job making sense of the narrative details and better reflects the unique way the J source of the Pentateuch understands how God interacts with humanity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EDEN
*HUMANITY
*GOD
*PUNISHMENT
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00424935
- Volume :
- 72
- Issue :
- 4/5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Vetus Testamentum
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160051730
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1163/15685330-bja10072