| The Creation of Man and Woman: Interpretations of the Biblical in Jewish and Christian Traditions Contributor(s): Luttikhuizen, Gerard P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004116710 ISBN-13: 9789004116719 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $127.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: 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: Old Testament Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, Philo, the apostle Paul, Patristic, Rabbinic, and Gnostic texts. Other chapters are devoted to John Milton's recreation of Eve and Adam, to a psycho-analytical reconsideration of the biblical creation stories, and to divine creation as a model for human creation in theatre and other art forms. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
| Dewey: 291.22 |
| LCCN: 00025992 |
| Series: Themes in Biblical Narrative |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 9.62" W x 6.5" (1.10 lbs) 228 pages |