Genesis
2:15 - 3:21
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries. Chapter 3.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons. Chapter 3.
- Bereshit 2: Massoretic, Hebrew, Aramaic, JPS.
- Bereshit 3: Massoretic, Hebrew, Aramaic, JPS.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary and Divrei Torah.
- Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit:
- Chapter VI of The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Clement of Rome (ca. 96).
- Chapter CII, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
- Chapter VII, Discourse to the Greeks, Tatian. (c. 170)
- III.XXIII.3, 5, IV.X.1, IV.XL.3, V.XV.4, V.XVII.1, V.XX.2, V.XXI.1, V.XXIII.1, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter II, Chapter X, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- Chapter XXII, On Prayer, Tertullian (c. 199)
- II.10, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- III.17, II.23, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- Chapter V, On Patience, Tertullian (c. 202)
- I.6, On The Apparel of Women, Tertullian (c. 202)
- Chapter III, Chapter XXXI, Against Hermogenes, Tertullian (c. 205)
- Chapter V, Chapter VIII, Chapter XI, On The Veiling of Virgins, Tertullian (c. 205)
- I.2, To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206)
- II.4, II.25, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 208)
- Chapter XI, Chapter XXI, Chapter XXXVIII, Chapter XLIII, Chapter XLV, Chapter L, On the Soul, Tertullian (c 210)
- Chapter V, Exhortation to Chastity, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter VII, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, Tertullian (c. 211)
- Exegetical Fragments, Hippolytus (c 211).
- Chapter XVI, Against Praxeas, Tertullian (c. 213)
- Chapter IX, On Monogamy, Tertullian (c. 215)
- Chapter VI, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
- III.II.1, II.VI.3, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- V.XV, VI.XXX, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
- VI.XLIII, VI.XLVII, VI.LXIV, VII.XXVIII, VII.XXXIX, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- X.14, XIV.19, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
- On the Dress of Virgins, Cyprian of Carthage (c. 249)
- On the Advantage of Patience -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 256)
- Part 3, Part 6, On the Incarnation of the Word, Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318.
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org. Chapter 3.
- From Calvin's Commentary on Genesis. Chapter 3.
- From the Geneva Notes. Chapter 3.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary. Chapter 3.
- The Seed of the Woman, and the Seed of the Serpent: sermon by George Whitefield.
- From Wesley's Notes. Chapter 3.
- On the Fall of Man (Gen 3:19). Sermon by John Wesley.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). Chapter 3.
- "Christ
the Conqueror of Satan: Genesis 3:15," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1876.
- "Last of all, let us resist the devil always with this belief that he has received a broken head."
- Contemporary References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Commentary,
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Dennis Olson, Preaching
This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- "Another feature of the lectionary texts for Lent this year is an unusually strong set of interrelationships between the Old Testament and Gospel lessons for each Sunday in terms of theme, imagery, and action."
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Back to the Beginning as Lent Begins, Reflections on Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7, John C. Holbert, Patheos, 2011.
- "We begin our Lenten journey with a close look at why we need to go on this trip in the first place."
- The Old Testament Readings (Lent 1A): Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "The reading set for today (Gen 2:15-17; 3:1-7) is only a portion of the larger story of Eden (Gen 2:4-3:24) and can only be understood in that larger context."
- "Difficult to Read," Debbie Blue, The Hardest Question, 2011.
- "There’s SO much to consider here. Is it something about the pathology of power?"
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Lent 1, Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
- Commentary,
(Lent 1), Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church
in Australia.
- "What this story does tell us about God and humanity is, that God provides the creation for humans to live in along with the animals."
- Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 (Lent 1), Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
- Commentary,
Genesis 2:18-24, Dennis Olson, Preaching
This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
- "The reality and the mystery of human love is that sometimes it endures and sometimes it does not."
- Genesis 2:18-24 (Pentecost 18), Studies on Old Testament texts from Series B, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
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Commentary, Genesis 2:18-25, Juan and Stacey Floyd-Thomas, The African American Lectionary, 2009.
- "While this passage represents the foundation upon which the entire Christian philosophy of marriage and the family is built, one can easily note that so too does this passage represent the first creation of an institution within civilization as a whole."
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Commentary, Genesis 2:15, Gerald L. Durley,
The African American Lectionary, 2008.
- "We have unfortunately fallen into the trap of believing we ?own the earth,? because we have papers, documents, and titles which say we own parcels of land, condominiums, houses, cars, boats, planes and such."
-
"Pentecost
20B - Exegetical Notes on Genesis 2:18-24,"
Douglas MacCallum Lindsay Judisch, Concordia Theological Seminary
(Indiana).
- "In biblical culture the leaving and cleaving of verse 24 would not necessarily involve a physical move, much less a desertion of filial responsibilities. The point is, rather, that marriage constitutes a distinctly new building-block of the human race in which the man and woman are committing themselves to obligations involving inseparability which a child does not owe to his parents."
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Commentary, Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Frank M. Yamada, Preaching This
Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
- "A key for understanding the complexities of Genesis 2?3 is to remember its form. Like many stories in Genesis 1?11, the Eden tale is an etiology. That is, the story helps to explain important questions about certain realities in life?why is there pain in childbirth, why is the ground hard to work, why do snakes crawl upon the earth, etc."
- Environmental/earth-centered reflections, from the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota Environmental Stewardship Commission.
- "Eden: A Moral Landscape," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Moral Landscape of Creation," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2001.
- "Naked and Not Ashamed," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Pornographic Culture," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2002.
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Progressive Bible Study, Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Pastor Dan,
Street Prophets, 2008.
- "...the words 'fall' and 'sin' never appear in the text. Nor, for that matter, do the words 'evil,' 'seduction,' or 'bad snake.'"
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"Is Genesis 3 a Fall Story?" Terence E. Fretheim, Word &
World, 1994.
- "The word 'fall' is not found in Genesis 3..."
- "Creation and Fall," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
- "The 'Fall'
- A Second Look: A Literary Analysis of Genesis 2:4 - 3:24," Dennis R. Bratcher,
Christian Resource Institute.
- "Sin understood as relational in nature and the result of infantile selfishness carried to its conclusion leaves the possibility open that relationships can be restored and that spiritual wholeness and maturity are actually attainable."
-
"The
Fall," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
- "The fall of Adam and Eve is a template for the sins we all commit. Yet in the cycle of temptation-sin lies a glimmer of hope. The possibility that the cycle can be broken."
- "The Curse and Guilt," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
- "The Fall of Man," from the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- Parshas Bereishis, Divrei Torah from The Project Genesis Torah Study. Index to numerous Orthodox articles and studies on Genesis 1:1 - 6:8.
- "The Meaning of Man: His Duty and His Delight," from the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "Serpentine Hermeneutics," Expository Essay, Dr. William R. Long. Part 2.
- Commentary,
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Dennis Olson, Preaching
This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- Articles & Background:
-
"Eden: Moral Power of a Biblical Landscape," Theodore Hiebert,
(other resources at)
"Moral Landscape of Creation," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2001.
- "The most familiar of all biblical landscapes, the Garden of Eden, offers wisdom to reshape our values toward nature. No other story in our religious heritage so clearly shows that we are linked to our landscapes and that our work is to be in the service of nature?s needs and orders."
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"The Stewardship of Creation," Russell A. Butkus,
(other resources at)
"Moral Landscape of Creation," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2001.
- "Viewed through the lens of Scripture, the environmental crisis is best understood as creation-in-crisis, which elevates the significance of our situation to the very heart of God. We are called to have dominion over the earth; this does not mean to exploit, but to exercise care and responsibility for God?s domain particularly in the interest of those who are poor and marginalized."
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"Becoming Better Gardeners," Teresa Morgan, (other resources at)
"Moral Landscape of Creation," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2001.
- "Not only must Christians engage in careful theological reflection on the Christian theology of creation, we must act on our responsibilities."
-
"An Overlooked Message: The Critique of Kings and Affirmation of
Equality in the Primeval History," Robert K. Gnuse, Biblical
Theology Bulletin, 2006.
- "Kings who receive the strident barbs of the author include not only Mesopotamian rulers, but also, by implication, the rulers of Israel and Judah, who likewise abused their powers. This exilic critique of kings is also, in turn, part of the great biblical message affirming human equality and dignity, and it speaks a powerful egalitarian word to any age."
- "Rethinking the Interpretation of Genesis 2.4B - 3.24," Lyn M. Bechtel, from A Feminist Companion to Genesis, ed. Athalya Brenner, 1993.
- Lilith Pictures: With Adam and Eve.
- "The Life of Adam and Eve: The Biblical Story in Judaism and Christianity," a fine comprehensive site on Genesis 1-3 by Gary A. Anderson of The University of Virginia, and Michael E. Stone of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- "Adam and Adapa: Two Anthropological Characters," Niels-Erik Andreasen, Andrews University Seminary Studies, 1981.
- "Adam and Eve," a discussion between Robert Alter, Father Alexander A. DiLella O.F.M., and Kenneth A. Mathews at Genesis Reconsidered by Time.com.
-
"Temptation,"
program highlights, discussion & reflection questions and more from the Bill Moyers
PBS series Genesis: A Living Conversation.
- "'The serpent asks the Bible's first question and produces the first conversation.' -- Dr. Leon Kass."
- "Eve: Malignant or
Maligned?" Mary Phil Korsak, Cross Currents, 1994/95.
- "I invite you to broach the text as you would a literary masterpiece, rather than as an object for historical analysis, to listen to it, as you might listen to a piece of music, to be aware of its wholeness and to be receptive to its suggestiveness."
- "The
Four Rivers of Paradise," Nahum Sarna, Jewish Heritage Online Monthly.
- "While the Tigris and the Euphrates are of course well known, the other two names defy positive identification. They may stand for another great river civilization corresponding to that of the Mesopotamian plain, perhaps the Nile Valley."
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"A
Portrait of Shame," Margaret B. Hess, The
Christian Century, 1997.
- "Shame creates an amnesia that clouds the original truth: we are created in the image of God."
- "The
Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowlege: An Extravaganza of the
Imagination," Midrash from Jewish Heritage Online
Monthly, January 2000.
- "In every corner of Gan Eden there are eighty myriad species of trees, the most inferior of them being finer than all of the aromatic plants (of this world); and in each corner there are sixty myriads of ministering angels singing in pleasant tones. In the center is the Tree of Life, its branches covering the whole of Gan Eden, containing five hundred thousand varieties of fruit all differing in appearance and taste."
- "The First Tear," Midrash in Jewish Heritage OnLine Magazine.
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"Justice,
Peace and Integrity of Creation: An Asian Perspective," Dr. Kim Yong-Bock, Hanil
University and Theological School in Chonbuk, Korea, at
Religion OnLine.
- "In this garden the shepherd replaces the leopards to tend the sheep; and the servant replaces the masters, and Leviathan is replaced by the Lamb, who is the Sacrificial Lord. In this way the oppressive political order, unjust exploitation, war for security and survival, and harmony with the nature will be expelled from the created order of God, and justice, peace, and integrity of creation will be fulfilled in the Garden of God."
- Adam and Eve, from And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible by Ronald L. Ecker.
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"Did She Fall or Was She Pushed?" Susan L. Greiner,
Bible Review,
1999.
- "By blending the original Genesis account with the noncanonical seduction stories, later authors and artists turned sex into a sin and Eve into a sexual temptress, the ancestress of witchery, the root of evil and the cause of the Fall."
- "The Seduction of Eve and Feminist Readings of the Garden of Eden," Reuven Kimelman, Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1998.
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"Eve
and Pandora Contrasted," William E. Phipps, Theology Today,
1988.
- "Contrary to prevailing opinion, there is reason to hold that the myths of Eve and Pandora are quite dissimilar in original meaning. Our lack of awareness of this difference has been due to interpreters throughout Western civilization who have mingled these two stories together."
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"Eden: Moral Power of a Biblical Landscape," Theodore Hiebert,
(other resources at)
"Moral Landscape of Creation," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2001.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
Links
specific to the Genesis 2:18-24 text are marked as such. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Bailey, John A.,
"Initiation and the Primal Woman in Gilgamesh and Genesis 2-3," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1970. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Batto, Bernard F.,
"The Institution of Marriage in Genesis 2 and in Atrahasis,"
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2000. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bechtel, Lyn M.,
"Genesis 2.4B-3.24: A Myth about Human Maturation," Journal for the
Study of the Old Testament, 1995. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Beeston, A.F.L.,
"One Flesh," Vetus Testamentum, 1986. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Biddle, Mark E., "Genesis 3: Sin, Shame and
Self-Esteem," Review & Expositor, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bird, Phyllis, "Genesis 1-3 as a Source for a
Contemporary Theology of Sexuality," Ex Auditu, 1987.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Boer, Roland,
"The Fantasy of Genesis 1-3," Biblical Interpretation, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Brayford, Susan A.,
"To Shame of Not to Shame: Sexuality in the Mediterranean Diaspora,"
Semeia, 1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bricker, Victoria R.,
"The Mayan Uinal and the Garden of Eden," Latin American
Indian Literatures Journal, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Brueggemann, Walter,
"Of the Same Flesh and Bone (Gn 2,23a)," The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1970. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Burns, Dan E.,
"Dream Form in Genesis 2.4b-3.24: Asleep in the Garden," Journal for the
Study of the Old Testament, 1987. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Carr, David,
"The Politics of Textual Subversion: A Diachronic Perspective on the Garden
of Eden Story," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Charlesworth, James H., "Revealing
the Genius of Biblical Authors: Symbology, Archaeology, and Theology,"
Communio Viatorum, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Clark, W. Malcolm,
"A Legal Background to the Yahwist's Use of 'Good and Evil' in Genesis 2-3,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1969.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Collins, C. John, "What Happened to Adam and Eve? A
Literary-Theological Approach to Genesis 3," Presbyterion, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Craig, Kenneth M.,
"Misspeaking in Eden, or, Fielding questions in the Garden," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - deClaisse-Walford, Nancy L., "Genesis
2: 'It Is Not Good for the Human to Be Alone," Review and Expositor,
2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Detweiler, Robert,
"Speaking of Believing in Genesis 2-3," Semeia, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Dragga, Sam,
"Genesis 2-3: A Story of Liberation," Journal for the Study of the
Old Testament, 1992. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fretheim, Terence E., "Is Genesis 3 a
Fall Story?" Word & World, 1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gnuse, Robert Karl,
"A Process Theological Interpretation of the Primeval History in Genesis
2-11," Horizons, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gossai, Hemchand,
"Divine Evaluation and the Quest for a Suitable Companionship," Cross
Currents, 2003. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Greidanus, Sidney, "Preaching Christ from the Narrative of the Fall,"
Bibliotheca Sacra,
2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hess, Margaret B., "A Portrait of
Shame," The Christian Century, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kass, Leon R.,
"Man and Woman: An Old Story," First Things, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kawashima, Robert S., "A Revisionist Reading
Revisited: On the Creation of Adam and then Eve," Vetus Testamentum,
2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kennedy,
James M.,
"Peasants in Revolt: Political Allegory in Genesis 2-3," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament,
1990.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kikawada,
Isaac M.,
"Two Notes on Eve," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1972.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kolb,
Robert, "God and His Human Creatures in Luther's Sermons on Genesis: The
Reformer's Early Use of His Distinction of Two Kinds of Righteousness,"
Concordia Journal, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Korsak,
Mary Phil,
"Eve, Malignant or Maligned?" Cross Currents,
1994/95.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lanser,
Susan S.,
"(Feminist) Criticism in the Garden: Inferring Genesis 2-3,"
Semeia, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lawton,
Robert B., S.J.,
"Genesis 2:24: Trite or Tragic?" Journal of Biblical Literature,
1986. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Layton,
Scott C.,
"Remarks on the Canaanite Origin of Eve," The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Levine,
Nachman,
"The Curse and the Blessing: Narrative Discourse Syntax and Literary Form,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament,
2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Levy,
Yamin, "Fiat and Forming: Genesis 1 & 2 Revisited," Tradition,
1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lewis,
Arthur H., PhD.,
"The Localization of the Garden of Eden," Bullettin of the
Evangelical Theological Society, 1968.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Löfstedt, Torsten, "The Creation and Fall of Adam: A Comparison of the
Qur'anic and Biblical Accounts," Svensk Missionstidskrift,
2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - McGlone,
Lee,
"Genesis 2:18-24; Ephesians 5:21-6:9," Review and Expositor,
1989.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - McKinlay,
Judith E.,
"To Eat or Not to Eat: Where Is Wisdom in This Choice?" Semeia, 1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Meier,
Samuel A.,
"Linguistic Clues on the Date and Canaanite Origin of Genesis 2:23-24,"
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Meyer,
Lauree Hersch,
"'In the Image of God...' or 'What Does Scripture Say about Equality of
Women and Men?'" Brethren Life and Thought,
1985. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Meyer,
Lauree Hersch, "The Figleaf Coverup: Rereading Genesis,"
Brethren Life and Thought, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Motherway,
Thomas J.,
"The Creation of Eve in Catholic Tradition," Theological Studies, 1940.
(Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Nessan,
Craig L.,
"Christian Faith in Dialogue with Darwin: Evolutionary Biology and the
Meaning of the Fall," Currents in Theology and Mission,
2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Oakes,
Edward T., "Original Sin: A Disputation," First Things,
1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ouellette,
Lucien,
"Woman's Doom in Genesis 3:16," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1950.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Parker, Kim Ian,
"Adam: The Postmodernist Bourgeois Liberal?" Journal for the Study of
the Old Testament, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Parker,
Kim Ian,
"Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Must We Leave Eden, Once and for All? A
Lacanian Pleasure Trip through the Garden," Journal for the
Study of the Old Testament, 1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Phipps, "Eve and Pandora Contrasted,"
Theology Today,
1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ramsey,
George W.,
"Is Name-Giving an Act of Domination in Genesis 2:23 and Elsewhere?"
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1988. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Reichenbach, Bruce R., "Cutting the Gift That Ties,"
Brethren Life and Thought, 1986.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sayler, Gwen, "Adam and Eve/Adam and
Steve? A Challenge to the Hermeneutical 'Complementarity' Argument,"
Currents in Theology and Mission, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Slivniak,
Dmitri M.,
"The Garden of Double Messages: Deconstructing Hierarchical Oppositions in
the Garden Story," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament,
2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Smith, Carol,
"Biblical Perspectives on Power," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Stern, Herold S.,
"'The Knowledge of Good and Evil'," Vetus Testamentum, 1958.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Stolper, Pinchas, "The Man-Woman
Dynamic of Ha-Adam: A Jewish Paradigm of Marriage," Tradition,
1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Stordalen, Terje,
"Man, Soil, Garden: Basic Plot in Genesis 2-3 Reconsidered," Journal
for the Study of the Old Testament, 1992. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Thurston, Bonnie, "Temptation,"
Theology Today, 2004. (Poetry)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Tosato, Angelo,
"On Genesis 2:24," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1990.
(Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Veenker, Ronald A., "Forbidden Fruit:
Ancient Near Eastern Sexual Metaphors," Hebrew Union College Annual,
1999/2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Verkhovskoy, Serge,
"Creation of Man and the Establishment of the Family in the Light of the
Book of Genesis," St Vladimir's Seminary Quarterly, 1964.
(Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Walker-Jones, Arthur, "Eden for
Cyborgs: Ecocriticism and Genesis 2-3," Biblical Interpretation,
2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Walsh, Jerome T.,
"Genesis 2:4b-3:24: A Synchronic Approach," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1977. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Whybray, Roger N., "The Immorality of
God: Reflections on Some Passages in Genesis, Job, Exodus and Numbers,"
Journal of the Study of the Old Testament, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wifall, Walter,
"Bone of My Bones and Flesh of My Flesh - the Politics of the Yahwist,"
Currents in Theology and Mission, 1983.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wilfong, Marsha M.,
"Genesis 2:18-24," Interpretation, 1988. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Williams, Michael J., "Lies, Lies, I Tell You! The
Deceptions of Genesis," Calvin Theological Journal, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Yee, Gale A.,
"Gender, Class, and the Social-Scientific Study of Genesis 2-3,"
Semeia, 1999. (Genesis 2:18-24)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Bailey, John A.,
"Initiation and the Primal Woman in Gilgamesh and Genesis 2-3," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1970. (Genesis 2:18-24)
- Reviews:
- Review: T. Stordalen, Echoes of Eden: Genesis 2-3 and Symbolism of the Eden Garden in Biblical Hebrew Literature. Peeters, 2000. Reviewed by John R. Levison in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: Kristen E. Kvam, Linda S. Schearing and Valarie H. Ziegler, eds., Eve & Adam: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Readings of Genesis and Gender. Indiana University Press, 1999. Reviewed by Gary A. Anderson in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Taylor, Marion Ann and Heather E. Weir, eds., Let Her Speak for Herself: Nineteenth-Century Women Writing on Women in Genesis, Baylor University Press, 2006. Review by Frances Klopper, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
- Sermons:
- "Excuses, Excuses, Excuses," the Rev. Martin Copenhaver, Day 1, 2011.
- "Eve's Dream," the Rev. Dr. Robert Ensign, Day 1, 2006.
- "You Don't Need Points: The Creation," The Center for Progressive Christianity.
- "Sin and Grace in Wonderland," the Rev. Karl Travis, Day 1, 2002.
- "Now How Did This Happen?" John Jewell, 1999.
- "Snake Bite," the Rev. Sheila C. Gustafson, Day 1, 1996.
- "The Rhythm of Grace," The Rev. Dr. Thomas Boomershine, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club.
- With Children:
- "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," Mar 13, 2011, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Genesis 2:1-17 and 3:1-17 and Adam and Eve's First Sunset: God's New Day by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso and/or The Circle of Days by Reeve Linndbergh.
- "Adam and Eve," "The First Sin," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- The Story of Adam and Eve, activities & crafts for children, DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids.
- "Our Two Gardens," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2001.
- "Teaching Children the Story of Creation," Andrea Harrell Moore, Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2001.
- "Obey Your Parents," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
- "The First Man," Barbara Wilmerton Haas, The Children's Chapel.
- "The Garden of Eden," "Adam and Eve are Tempted," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- "First Sin," Ed Sehr, puppet script at Puppet Resources.
- "Adam and Eve," online computer java-based coloring pages from Grace Baptist Church of Feeding Hill.
- Drama:
- "Adam and Eve on the Yesterday Show," Joanne Miller, dramatix.
- "No Place to Hide," Barbara Wilmerton Haas, The Children's Chapel.
- "After the Garden," Robert J. Lee, Anastasis Productions. Conditions of Use.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Genesis 3:3, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Clip Art, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
- Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Timeframe is Everything, Fig Leaf Fiction, Sin Sniffles, Genesis 3:15, Manufacturer's Warning, After Eden Cartoons, Dan Lietha, Answers in Genesis.
- Expelled from Eden, Clip Art, Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, New Zealand.
- Hymns and Music:
- One Person's Sin Changed Every Life Text: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune: WOODWORTH 8.8.8.8 (“Just As I Am, Without One Plea”) A new hymn based on Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19 that was written for The Presbyterian Outlook magazine for Lent 2011 and available with the music.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- The Billabong, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: scroll down for hymn suggestions.
- Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- Hymns, midi files, scores at Blue Letter Bible/Cyber
Hymnal:
- Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem (Genesis 3:15)
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study links and resources for the Book of Genesis
