Original Eden Story
Numerous scholars have proposed varied theories as to how the story of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2-3 arrived at its present text. In this paper, I will offer a different sense of the original Eden story stemming from a new perspective that differs from existing theories. In this paper I present...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2024
|
| In: |
Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2024, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 101-107 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Genesis 2-3
/ Bible. Genesis 3,22-24
/ Paradise
/ Tree of Life
/ Tree of the knowledge of good and evil
|
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Garden of Eden
B Original Eden Story B Genesis 2 - 3 B tree of the knowledge of good and evil B Genesis 3:22 - 24 B Tree of life |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | Numerous scholars have proposed varied theories as to how the story of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2-3 arrived at its present text. In this paper, I will offer a different sense of the original Eden story stemming from a new perspective that differs from existing theories. In this paper I present sufficient evidence to derive the original Eden story from the present text of Genesis 2-3. Most importantly, Genesis 3:22-24 diverges from other parts of Genesis 3 as the subject of the action in Genesis 3:22-24 changes abruptly. As a second reason, I will point out the problem of overlapping narratives, and how more fundamental narratives can be separated. This paper uses these grounds to reconstruct the original Eden story. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/01461079241252822 |
