Why on earth? Genesis 2-3 and the snake

dc.contributor.authorDe Villiers, Gerda
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-15T05:34:01Z
dc.date.available2008-05-15T05:34:01Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractGenesis 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
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dc.identifier.citationDe 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.issn1010-9919
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/5284
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOld Testament Society of South Africaen
dc.rightsOld Testament Society of South Africaen
dc.subjectSnake (The Devil)en
dc.subject.lcshBible -- O.T. -- Genesis II-III -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.en
dc.subject.lcshFall of manen
dc.subject.lcshMyth in the Old Testamenten
dc.subject.lcshEdenen
dc.subject.lcshExile -- Biblical teachingen
dc.subject.lcshTree of lifeen
dc.subject.lcshDevil -- Biblical teachingen
dc.titleWhy on earth? Genesis 2-3 and the snakeen
dc.typeArticleen

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