The tree of knowledge of good and evil and the concept of God as creator in Gen 2,4b–3,24
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https://doi.org/10.12775/BPTh.2014.010Keywords
Gen 1, 1–2, 4a, Gen 2, 4b–3, 24, the Yahwist concept of God as creator, the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the origin of evilAbstract
The Yahwist tradition of the creation of man and his rebellion against the Creator (Gen 2,4b–3,4) is one of the most analysed biblical texts, but it is still the current challenge for exegets and theologians due to the unique literary, theological and cultural context. The relationship between two biblical traditions of the creation of humanity and the universe (Gen 1,1–2,4a; Gen 2,4b–3,24) and their possible links with similar texts of the ancient Near East is still an open exegetic problem which demands literary and theological studies. Despite the large number of publications on biblical prehistory persisted in (Gen 1–11), the relevant theological explanation demands first of all the image of the Creator presented in the Yahwist tradition – and his relationship with the creatures that at a certain stage of their prehistory fall into the influence of evil. The main issue of this publication will be the conception of God as creator and his relationship against evil seen in the perspective of the theological image of the Yahwist tree of knowledge of good and evil.
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