Adam and Eve in the Armenian traditions : fifth through 17th centuries / Michael E. Stone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stone, Michael E., 1938-

Series:

Early Judaism and Its Literature.

Early Judaism and its literature ; no. 38.

Early Judaism and its literature / Society of Biblical Literature ; no. 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adam (Biblical figure).

Adam.

Eve (Biblical figure).

Eve.

Bible. Genesis, I-III.

Bible.

Apocryphal books.

Armenian literature--History and criticism.

Armenian literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (765 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Adam and Eve stories are a foundational myth in the Jewish and Christian worlds, and the way they were recounted reveals a great deal about those doing the retelling. How did the Armenians retell these stories? What values do these retellings express about men and women, their life in the world, sin and redemption? Presented here are twelve hundred years of Armenian telling of the Genesis 1-3 stories in an unparalleled collection of all significant narratives of Adam and Eve in Armenian literature-prose and poetry, homilies and commentaries, calendary and mathematical texts-from its inception in the fifth century to the seventeenth century. This seminal resource contributes to the lively current discussion of how biblical and apocryphal traditions were retold, embroidered, and transformed into the lenses through which the Bible itself was read. Book jacket.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Alphabetical List of Authors Cited""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: The Adam and Eve Traditions in Armenian""; ""Outline""; ""1. Adam and Eve Traditions in Fifth-Century Armenian Literature""; ""2. Adam and Eve Traditions in Sixth- to Eleventh-Century Armenian Literature""; ""3. Adam and Eve Traditions in Twelfth- and Thirteenth-Century Armenian Literature""; ""4. Adam and Eve Traditions in Fourteenth- and Fifteenth-Century Armenian Literature""

""5. Adam and Eve Traditions in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Armenian Literature""""Appendix: Satan and the Serpent""; ""Part II: Texts and Translations""; ""Fifth Century""; ""Sixth Century""; ""Seventh Century""; ""Eighth Century""; ""Ninth Century""; ""Tenth Century""; ""Eleventh Century""; ""Twelfth Century""; ""Thirteenth Century""; ""Fourteenth Century""; ""Fifteenth Century""; ""Sixteenth Century""; ""Seventeenth Century""; ""Eighteenth Century""; ""Alphabetical List of Authors Quoted""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index of Selected Subjects and Proper Names""

""Index of Ancient Sources""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 9, 2013).

ISBN:

9781589839007

1589839005

9781589838994

1589838998

OCLC:

863158339

Publisher Number:

2027/heb32644 hdl