The Mystery of Eve and Adam - Softcover

Moe-Lobeda, Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1610976150 ISBN 13: 9781610976152

Publisher: Pickwick Publications, 2012

Synopsis

What if the story of Eve and Adam was not meant to be a story about creation and the origin of life? What if Eve and Adam were not personifications of all women and men? What if the curse on the woman had nothing to do with the physical pain of giving birth? What if working by the sweat of the brow was a description of the slavery that existed under the monarchy? What if being cast out of the garden of Eden was a metaphor for the deportation of people from Judah to Babylon? The author of this book takes readers on a journey of inquiry leading to the conclusion that the story of Eve and Adam was authored by the theological school of Jeremiah in order to dissuade the Judean people never to reinstate the monarchy after their return from Babylon-a monarchy that previously was responsible for so much infant mortality, subjugation of women, and enslavement of its own people. At the heart of this journey is the discovery that Eve and Adam actually are metaphors for Israel and Judah--two nations that chose to have a king like other nations and suffered the consequences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1610976150
• ISBN 13: 9781610976152
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 116