Adam and Eve in scripture, theology, and literature : sin, compassion, and forgiveness / Peter B. Ely.
By: Ely, Peter B [author.]
Material type: TextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]Description: xiii, 335 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781498573894; 1498573894Subject(s): Adam (Biblical figure) | Eve (Biblical figure)LOC classification: BS580.A4 | E49 2018Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | John Bulow Campbell Library | 1 East | BS580.A4 E49 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0182903568463 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Adam and Eve, original sin, compassion, and forgiveness -- Part I. Symbol, myth, and biblical narrative. Paul Ricoeur: a wider context for the Adamic myth -- The Adamic myth in the Hebrew Testament -- The Adamic myth in the New Testament -- Part II. The symbol gives rise to thought: from biblical narrative to autobiography, theory, and doctrine. Augustine: original sin and compassion -- Adam and Eve and original sin: classical formulations and modern developments -- Compassion as prelude to forgiveness -- René Girard: original sin as covetousness -- Part III. The word becomes flesh: from theory and doctrine to literature. Perceval: compassion awakened through conversion -- Julian Norwich: from blindness to the vision of love -- Shakespeare's Measure for measure: compassion in the state -- Detective and priest: Georges Simenon's compassionate commissioner Maigret.