Abstract

Gn 2,4-25 presents a new version of man's creation, quite different from Gn 1.How does this new account differ, where does it come from, and why is it affixed to the first creation account ?

" It is not good for human beings to be alone... " - The creation of the human being (Gn 2,4-25)

Abstract

Documents and media

Speaker(s)

Thomas Römer

Events

" Let there be light... " - The creation of the world and human beings (Gn 1,1-2…

Egyptian creation myths : from the one to the many

" It is not good for human beings to be alone... " - The creation of the human being …

The creator (and destroyer) gods according to Mesopotamian documentation from the 2nd&nbs…

" Their eyes were opened and they knew they were naked... " - Expulsion from the gard…

The origins of the world : theomachy as a cosmogonic phase in Mesopotamian thought

" Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him... " - The origin of violence (Gn&nb…

The origins of women in Genesis

" Metoushèlah lived 969 years " - The Patriarchs before the Flood (Gn 5)

What sin means - Some considerations from Genesis 4:7

" Human wickedness multiplied on the earth... " - The reasons for the flood and how i…

How and why do the biblical Psalms speak of the origins of ?

" I will never again curse the ground because of man... " - The end of the flood (Gn&…

The two creation stories : textual transmission, translations and first receptions

" Noah drank wine and became drunk... " - The invention of wine and the differentiati…

Genesis 10 - a map of the world in literary form

" The whole earth was one language... " - The Tower of Babel and the dispersal of man…

The new creation in the New Testament

See also

The creator (and destroyer) gods according to Mesopotamian documentation from the ^2nd&nbs…