Genesis 2–3 in Early Christian Tradition and 4QInstruction

Narratives about the Garden of Eden from Genesis 2–3 were popular among both early Jewish and Christian interpreters. More than other compositions found at Qumran, 4QInstruction gives sustained attention to these chapters of Genesis when offering instruction. Observations about how creation traditio...

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Subtitles:Dead Sea Scrolls and Early Christianity
Main Author: Wold, Benjamin G. 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Dead Sea discoveries
Year: 2016, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 329-346
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Genesis 2-3 / 4QInstruction / Church / Gnosis / Fall of Man / Marriage
IxTheo Classification:BF Gnosticism
HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NBE Anthropology
NCF Sexual ethics
Further subjects:B Garden of Eden Origin of Evil Marriage Pro-creation Decalogue
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Summary:Narratives about the Garden of Eden from Genesis 2–3 were popular among both early Jewish and Christian interpreters. More than other compositions found at Qumran, 4QInstruction gives sustained attention to these chapters of Genesis when offering instruction. Observations about how creation traditions are used in 4QInstruction provides the opportunity to assess the intense debates about the use of these chapters among both the so-called “proto-orthodox” and “gnostic” Christians of, especially, the second-century ce. These competing interpretations of Genesis 2–3 in early Christianities display continuities with 4QInstruction and these interpretive strands offer perspective on later readers, most notably Augustine of Hippo.
ISSN:1568-5179
Contains:Enthalten in: Dead Sea discoveries
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685179-12341407