The Genesis of Good and Evil

by Mark S. Smith

For centuries, the Garden of Eden story has been a cornerstone for the Christian doctrine of "the Fall" and "original sin." In recent years, many scholars have disputed this understanding of Genesis 3 because it has no words for sin, transgression, disobedience, or punishment. Instead, it is about how the human condition came about. Yet the picture is not so simple. The Genesis of Good and Evil examines how the idea of "the Fall" developed in Jewish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 066426395X
• ISBN13: 9780664263959
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"