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Saving the original sinner, how Christians have used the Bible's first man to oppress, inspire, and make sense of the world, Karl Giberson

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Saving the original sinner, how Christians have used the Bible's first man to oppress, inspire, and make sense of the world, Karl Giberson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Saving the original sinner
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Oclc number
909904151
Responsibility statement
Karl Giberson
Sub title
how Christians have used the Bible's first man to oppress, inspire, and make sense of the world
Table Of Contents
First man or first Jew? : the mysterious patriarch of the tribe of Israel -- The two essential Adams of the apostle Paul -- The Devil made them do it : Adam's free choice, and ours -- The original sinner : Augustine's attack on Adam as "everyman" -- The late middle ages : Adam everywhere -- The origin of Mrs. Cain (and the posse that chased her husband) -- The first man and the first minute : Adam and the age of the Earth -- Too many Adams or none at all? -- Mark of Cain, curse of Ham : is God a racist? -- The creationist uber-Adam : why the first son could marry his sister -- Science, anti-science and the extinction of Adam
Target audience
adult
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