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Eve and Adam : Jewish, Christian, and Muslim readings on Genesis and gender / edited by Kristen E. Kvam, Linda S. Schearing, and Valarie H. Ziegler.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Genesis, I-III--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.
- Bible.
- Bible. Genesis, I-III--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish--History.
- Bible. Genesis, I-III--Islamic interpretations--History.
- Eve (Biblical figure).
- Eve.
- Adam (Biblical figure).
- Adam.
- Islamic interpretations of sacred works.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 515 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1999]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Hebrew Bible accounts
- Genesis: selections and commentary
- Chapter 2. Jewish postbiblical interpretation (200s BCE-200 CE)
- Apocrypha (Deuterocanon) and Pseudepigrapha
- Jewish philosophers and historians
- Chapter 3. Rabbinic interpretations (200-600s CE)
- Midrash and Talmud
- Targums
- Chapter 4. Early Christian interpretations (50-450 CE)
- New Testament
- Extracanonical sources
- Church fathers
- Chapter 5. Medieval readings: Muslim, Jewish, and Christian (600-1500 CE)
- Islam
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Chapter 6. Interpretations from the Protestant Reformation (1517-1700 CE)
- Five Reformation thinkers
- Chapter 7. Social applications in the United States (1800s CE)
- Antebellum debates on household hierarchies: proslavery and antislavery views
- Women make the case for equality
- New religious movements on gender relations
- Chapter 8. Twentieth-century readings: the debate continues
- Hierarchical interpretations
- Egalitarian interpretations
- Appendix. The preadamite theory and the Christian identity movement: race, hierarchy, and Genesis 1-3 at the turn of the millennium
- Nineteenth-century preadamite approaches
- Genesis and white supremacy in the twentieth century.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Eve and Adam.
- ISBN:
- 9780253109033
- 0253109035
- Publisher Number:
- 99986521016
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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