Title Eve & Adam : Jewish, Christian, and Muslim readings on Genesis and gender / edited by Kristen E. Kvam, Linda S. Schearing, and Valarie H. Ziegler

Published Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1999]

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Description 1 online resource Contents Hebrew bible accounts -- Jewish postbiblical interpretations (200s BCE-200 CE) -- Rabbinic interpretations (200-600s CE) -- Early Christian interpretations (50-450 CE) -- Medieval readings: Muslim, Jewish, and Christian (600-1500 CE) -- Interpretations from the Protestant Reformation (1517-1700 CE) -- Social applications in the United States (1800s CE) -- Twentieth-Century readings: the debates continue Summary No other text has affected women in the western world as much as the story of "Eve and Adam". The story has engendered countless commentaries, has been used to argue the 'fallen' nature of humankind or to explain or exploit relations between the sexes, and has played a key role in justifying the ways of God toward man and woman. This remarkable anthology surveys more than 2,000 years of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim commentary on the biblical story that continues to raise fundamental questions about what it means to be a man or to be a woman. The selections range widely from early post biblical interpretations in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha to three commentaries written especially for this volume. The editors have included early rabbinic texts, interpretations from the New Testament, and commentaries from the Church Fathers. There are excerpts from the Quran, from medieval Jewish commentaries, from Thomas Aquinas and other later figures, as well as representative texts of the Protestant Reformation. One section focuses on nineteenth-century America and the antebellum debate on slavery, the struggle for women's equality, and new religious movements such as Shakerism and Christian Science. Twentieth century texts from all three traditions conclude the volume. A special appendix focuses on race and Genesis 1-3 at the turn of the new millennium. The tale told through these texts is a remarkable one of the hold the story of "Eve and Adam" has had on the western imagination. The editors note that though the biblical account has been invoked throughout history to justify all manner of oppression, there is an equally rich tradition of egalitarian interpretation, well-represented in this book. Far from a collection of lifeless, historical documents, these texts are lively representatives of a debate that continues to animate men and women to this day Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Eve (Biblical figure) Adam (Biblical figure) SUBJECT Adam (Biblical figure) fast Eve (Biblical figure) fast Genesis -- Rezeption. idsbb Adam -- Eva -- Genesis 1-3 -- Exegese. idszbz Eva -- Adam -- Genesis 1-3 -- Exegese. idszbz Bible. Genesis, I-III -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History Bible. Genesis, I-III -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish -- History Bible. Genesis, I-III -- Islamic interpretations -- History Genesis 1-3 -- Adam -- Eva -- Exegese. idszbz Subject RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament. RELIGION -- Biblical Criticism & Interpretation -- General. Islamic interpretations of sacred works Schepping. Genesis (bijbelboek) Sekseverschillen. Interreligieuze dialoog. Frau und Mann -- Bibel. Bibel -- Frau und Mann. Exegese -- Judentum -- Genesis 1-3 -- Adam -- Eva. Judentum -- Exegese -- Genesis 1-3 -- Adam -- Eva. Exegese -- Islam -- Genesis 1-3 -- Adam -- Eva. Islam -- Exegese -- Genesis 1-3 -- Adam -- Eva. littérature juive -- Adam et Eve. littérature chrétienne -- Adam et Eve. littérature musulmane -- Adam et Eve. exégèse -- "Bible. AT. Genèse. 1 -- 5" féminisme -- "Bible. AT. Genèse. 1 -- 5" Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book Author Schearing, Linda S Ziegler, Valarie H., 1954- LC no. 2021700637 ISBN 9780253109033 0253109035 9786612062995 6612062991 1282062999 9781282062993

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