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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810091303321

Titolo

The creation of man and woman [[electronic resource] ] : interpretations of the biblical narratives in Jewish and Christian traditions / / edited by Gerard P. Luttikhuizen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, MA, : Brill, 2000

ISBN

1-280-46425-9

9786610464258

1-4175-9089-0

90-474-0039-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Collana

Themes in biblical narrative, , 1388-3909 ; ; v. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

LuttikhuizenGerard P

Disciplina

291.2/2

Soggetti

Creation - History of doctrines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; The Creation of Man and Woman in Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Traditions; Pandora or the Creation of a Greek Eve; The Creation of Man and Woman in Early Jewish Literature; Endowed With Reason or Glued to the Senses: Philo's Thoughts on Adam and Eve; Man, Woman, and the Angels in 1 Cor 11:2-16; Keeping Marriage Out of Paradise: The Creation of Man and Woman in Patristic Literature; The Creation of the Human in Rabbinic Interpretation; Eve and the Matriarchs: Aspects of Woman Typology in Genesis

The Creation of Man and Woman in The Secret Book of John""Two of Far Nobler Shape"": Milton's Re-creation of Eve and Adam; The Creation of Eve and the Ambivalence Between the Sexes; The Performance of Creation, Creation in Performance; References to Ancient Texts

Sommario/riassunto

This volume deals with the three stories about the creation of man and woman in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 1:26-27; 2:7; and 2:18-25) and with diverse interpretations of these narratives in Judaism and Christianity, particularly in ancient Jewish and Christian texts.