Paradise Lost and the Genesis TraditionClarendon P., 1968 - 314 pages Revised version of author's thesis, University of Oxford, 1963. |
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Page 21
... problem by means of the myth.1 While it is debatable whether the Jahwist would have been satisfied with such an ambiguous solution or have been likely to present it in so subtle a manner , it is certainly true that whatever the reason ...
... problem by means of the myth.1 While it is debatable whether the Jahwist would have been satisfied with such an ambiguous solution or have been likely to present it in so subtle a manner , it is certainly true that whatever the reason ...
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... problem squarely is forced back upon the first solution ; he has to account for the Fall by showing Adam and Eve to be in some way imperfect from the outset . What is more , he must do this without drawing attention to the dangerous ...
... problem squarely is forced back upon the first solution ; he has to account for the Fall by showing Adam and Eve to be in some way imperfect from the outset . What is more , he must do this without drawing attention to the dangerous ...
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... problem for the playwright , demanding from him the constant invention of both speech and incident . Every minor ... problems involved in the presen- tation of a naked man and woman engaged in conversation with a speaking serpent . And ...
... problem for the playwright , demanding from him the constant invention of both speech and incident . Every minor ... problems involved in the presen- tation of a naked man and woman engaged in conversation with a speaking serpent . And ...
Contents
THE TEXT | 9 |
THE JEWISH INTERPRETATIONS | 26 |
THE CHRISTIAN INTERPRETATIONS | 59 |
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Adam and Eve Adamus Exul Alcuin Alethia allegorical angels animals Augustine Avitus Biblical Book century chapter of Genesis Christ Christian Comestor Commentary created creation creatures Criticism Cursor Mundi death Devil divine doctrine Dracontius earth eat the fruit episode Eve's evil exegesis Fall story fallen Father forbidden fruit forbidden tree garden garden of Eden Genesis narrative Gnostic God's Gregory Gregory of Nyssa Heaven Hexapla husband Ialdabaoth Ibid idea immortality innocence interpretation Irenaeus Jahweh Jahwist Jewish legend Lord Lucifer Ludus Coventriae lust Man's medieval Mercy Milton moral motives nature Ophite original pagan pair Paradise Lost passage patristic perfect Philo poem poet problem question rabbinic Rashi rebellion Satan Secrets of Enoch serpent sinned speech suggests temptation Tempter Testament thee things thou tradition trans transgression treatment tree of knowledge typological unfallen viii wife wisdom woman þæt þat