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100 1 _aSmith, Mark S.,
_d1955-
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe genesis of good and evil :
_h[manuscript] :
_bthe fall(out) and original sin in the Bible /
_cby Mark S. Smith.
250 _aFirst edition.
260 _aLouisville, Kentucky.: :
_bWJK,
_cc2019.
263 _a1812
264 1 _aLouisville, Kentucky :
_bWestminster John Knox Press,
_c[2018]
300 _axiii, 181 p.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 _aWhat are "original sin" and "the fall"? Why study them today? "The fall" in Christian imagination -- How common in the Scriptures is "the fall"? -- What was the "original sin" in Genesis 3 according to Scripture and Christian theologians? -- How do Scripture scholars interpret Genesis 3 today? -- Is Genesis 3 about human sin? -- Where does the story of human sin begin in Genesis? -- Where does human evil begin in Genesis? -- Are human beings basically sinful according to Genesis?
520 _a"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? Smith's 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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
588 _aDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed
630 0 0 _aBible.
_pGenesis, I-XI
_xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
650 0 _aEden
_xBiblical teaching.
650 0 _aFall of man
_xBiblical teaching.
650 0 _aSin, Original
_xBiblical teaching.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aSmith, Mark S., 1955- author.
_tGenesis of good and evil
_bFirst edition.
_dLouisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2018]
_z9780664263959
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963 _aAnn DeVilbiss; phone: 502-5695096; email: jtonini@presbypub.com; bc: mblum@presbypub.com
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