A man, a woman, a serpent, and the forbidden fruit: the story of the Garden of Eden, chronicled in Genesis 2:4b–3:20 in the Christian Old Testament or Hebrew Bible, is one of the most enduring and recognizable narratives in or out of scripture. The Catechism of the Catholic Chur…
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The Harmonized and Rescriptured Story of Eve with Commentary is the interweaving of passages from I Enoch, 2 Enoch, Jubilees, Sibylline Oracles (Book 1), The Life of Adam and Eve (Vita), The Life of Adam and Eve (Apocalypse), Pseudo-Philo, The Ladder of Jacob, The Apocalypse of …
Shīʿī aḥādīth, particularly on women, are an immensely understudied area. Studies on Shīʿī aḥādīth on women usually centre on Fāṭimah al-Zahrāʾ, and little research explores pre-Islamic sacred female figures in Shīʿī aḥādīth. At the same time, there an urgent interest in Shīʿism…
This study looks at religious and philosophical epistemic texts that inform the perceived inferiority of women throughout the world. These texts report the birth of Eve as secondary to that of Adam, because she was created from Adam's rib, rather than in the image of God. These …
The story of Adam and Eve in Eden (Gen 2:4b-3:24), raises several problems, which critical interpreters generally attribute to a succession of additions. Yet, the consensus on the talent of the writer and the coherence attributed to Biblical narratives warrant a new study of the…
The story of Genesis serves as the creation myth for the major religions of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. It has been interpreted and reinterpreted as a universal origin tale of religion and humanity. This thesis is an architectural retelling of the first eleven chapters of …
The story of Adam and Eve, their creation and transgression, constitutes an enduring presence in world history, literature and art, especially for those who claim the legacy of Genesis as their own primordial history. Across religious traditions, interpretations of creation narr…