The creation of man and woman : interpretations of the biblical narratives in Jewish and Christian traditions / edited by Gerard P. Luttikhuizen.

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.

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Other Authors: Luttikhuizen, Gerard P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston, Mass. : Brill, 2000.
Series:Themes in biblical narrative ; v. 3.
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Table of Contents:
  • The creation of man and woman in Biblical and ancient Near Eastern traditions / E. Noort
  • Pandora or the creation of a Greek Eve / J.N. Bremmer
  • The creation of man and woman in early Jewish literature / J.T.A.G.M. van Ruiten
  • Endowed with reason or glued to the senses : Philo's thoughts on Adam and Eve / A. van den Hoek
  • Man, woman, and the angels in 1 Cor 11:2-16 / L.J. Lietaert Peerbolte
  • Keeping marriage out of paradise : the creation of man and woman in patristic literature / H.S. Benjamins
  • The creation of the human in rabbinic interpretation / G.M.G. Teugels
  • Eve and the matriarchs : aspects of woman typology in Genesis / W.J. van Bekkum
  • The creation of man and woman in The secret book of John / G.P. Luttikhuizen
  • "Two of far nobler shape" : Milton's re-creation of Eve and Adam / H. Wilcox
  • The creation of Eve and the ambivalence between the sexes / P.E. Jongsma-Tieleman
  • The performance of creation, creation in performance / S. Levy.