Snakes and ladders : mind games in Genesis 2 and 3

Biblical scholars often live in a kind of in-between world, where they are seen as either too scientific for the faith community, or not scientific enough for the world of science. They gain wonderful insights, but have no-one to share them with. Genesis 2-3 is a point in case. Church doctrine expec...

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Main Author: Gous, I. G. P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2010
In: Journal for semitics
Year: 2010, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 113-127
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic

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