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THE SECOND STORY OF CREATION (GEN 24-324) - JOS...

The two creation stories in Genesis 1-3 have been subject of intense study since the beginning
of critical research on the Pentateuch in the eighteenth century. Even today  they continue to
vex the biblical commentators. This work attempts to study one of these creation stories 
namely the Eden Story narrated in Gen 2:4-3:24. This story graphically describes the first
couple's installation in the Garden of Eden and their expulsion from it. These two themes have
prompted some scholars to consider this story as a summary of Israel's history until the
tragedy of exile and a prologue to the literary composition commonly called Enneateuch (Genesis
- 2 Kings). Such a hypothesis is based on the premise that both Eden story and Israel's history
have the same end: expulsion. The reason for such an end in both is disobedience. The study
takes up this hypothesis and examines its viability. Furthermore  this work attempts to bring
out the biblical message of this story. Gen 2-3 is an expression of Israel's faith resulting
from its history with Yahweh and from its encounter with the surrounding cultures  and it
intends to articulate a religious and anthropological identity for Israel.

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