The Sources of the Doctrines of the Fall and Original Sin (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

F. R. Tennant

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0331622696 ISBN 13: 9780331622690

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how the Fall and Original Sin took shape across Jewish and Christian thought.

This scholarly study, The Sources of the Doctrines of the Fall and Original Sin, traces how a single Genesis narrative grew into a complex web of ideas about sin, death, and human nature.

This book surveys ancient writings from the Hebrew Bible’s later echoes to apocryphal and patristic literature, showing how interpretations evolved over time. It examines how teachers, theologians, and communities interpreted the Fall, debated its meanings, and built a doctrine that influenced early Christian thinking as well as later rabbinic and philosophical traditions.

• Learn how early exegesis and comparative study connect the Genesis story to broader ancient legends and religious thought.
• See how the concept of universal sinfulness, death, and the idea of inherited guilt developed across different Jewish and Christian writers.
• Discover the scholarly method for tracing doctrinal development from scriptural narratives to later theological theories.
• Understand the role of pseudepigraphic and apocalyptic literature in shaping these discussions.

Ideal for readers of religious history and doctrinal development who want a clear, historically grounded view of how the Fall and Original Sin were formed.

About this title

Book Description

This 1903 book is a historical study of the sources and development of the doctrines of the Fall and Original Sin. Written as the companion volume to The Origin and Propagation of Sin, the book deals with the sources of the Hebrew Fall-story and the propagation, gathering an array of literature.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0331622696
• ISBN 13: 9780331622690
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 379