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The Genesis of Good and Evil: The Fall(out)  and Original Sin in the Bible
The Genesis of Good and Evil: The Fall(out)  and Original Sin in the Bible
The Genesis of Good and Evil: The Fall(out)  and Original Sin in the Bible
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The Genesis of Good and Evil: The Fall(out) and Original Sin in the Bible

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For centuries, the Garden of Eden story has been a cornerstone for the Christian doctrine of the Fall and original sin. In recent years, many scholars have disputed this understanding of Genesis 3 because it has no words for sin, transgression, disobedience, or punishment. Instead, it is about how the human condition came about. Yet the picture is not so simple. The Genesis of Good and Evil examines how the idea of the Fall developed in Jewish tradition on the eve of Christianity. In the end, the Garden of Eden is a rich study of humans in relation to God that leaves open many questions. One such question is, Does Genesis 3, 4, and 6, taken together, support the Christian doctrine of original sin? Smiths well-informed, close reading of these chapters concludes that it does. In this book, he addresses the many mysterious matters of the Garden story and invites readers to explore questions of their own.

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Release dateJan 1, 2019
ISBN9781611649000
The Genesis of Good and Evil: The Fall(out)  and Original Sin in the Bible
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Mark S. Smith

 Mark S. Smith is Helena Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis at Princeton Theological Seminary. His other books include The Memoirs of God: History, Memory, and the Experience of the Divine and Where the Gods Are: Spatial Dimensions of Anthropomorphism in the Biblical World.

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