Why on earth? Genesis 2-3 and the snake

De Villiers, Gerda

UPSpace Home
→
Theology
→
Old Testament Studies
→
Research Articles (Old Testament Studies)
→
View Item

dc.contributor.author	De Villiers, Gerda
dc.date.accessioned	2008-05-15T05:34:01Z
dc.date.available	2008-05-15T05:34:01Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.description.abstract	Genesis 2-3 narrates the creation and fall of humankind. This narrative is generally acknowledged as myth, while earlier Ancient Near-Eastern traditions embedded in the story are often overlooked. This article focuses especially on the role of the trees and the snake in the garden. It will be demonstrated that the garden narrative is connected to the Sinai Covenant and the Mosaic Laws, as well as to the wisdom traditions in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Eventually conclusions are drawn about 'living in exile', wherever, whenever.	en
dc.format.extent	179731 bytes
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.citation	De Villiers, G 2007, 'Why on earth? Genesis 2-3 and the snake', Old Testament Essays, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 632-640. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_oldtest.html]	en
dc.identifier.issn	1010-9919
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5284
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Old Testament Society of South Africa	en
dc.rights	Old Testament Society of South Africa	en
dc.subject	Snake (The Devil)	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible -- O.T. -- Genesis II-III -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Fall of man	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Myth in the Old Testament	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Eden	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Exile -- Biblical teaching	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Tree of life	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Devil -- Biblical teaching	en
dc.title	Why on earth? Genesis 2-3 and the snake	en
dc.type	Article	en