Adam in myth and history : ancient Israelite perspectives on the primal human / by Dexter E. Callender Jr.
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TextLanguage: English, Hebrew Series: Harvard Semitic Studies ; 48. | Harvard Semitic Museum Publications E-Book Collection, ISBN: 9789004365230Publisher: Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2000Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- 9789004369818
- 599.93/8 21
- GN281 .C343 2000
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-234) and index.
part I. 1. 2. part II. 3. 4. part III. 5. 6. 7. Direct Attestations: Narratives about the Primal Human. The Image and Likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-28). In (and out) of the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2-3) -- Indirect Attestations: The Primal Human as Analogy. The King of Tyre as the Primal Human (Ezekiel 28:11-19). Is Job the Primal Human? (Job 15:7-16) -- Vestigial Allusions: The Sublimation of Primal Human Imagery. The Prince of Tyre: Adam and not God (Ezekiel 28:1-10). Personified Wisdom and the Culture-Bearer Tradition (Proverbs 8:22-31). Cain and Noah: Other Manifestations of Primal Human Imagery. Conclusion: The Significance of Primal Human Traditions in Ancient Israel.
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