Saving the original sinner : how Christians have used the Bible's first man to oppress, inspire, and make sense of the world /
Karl W. Giberson.
- ix, 212 pages ; 24 cm
Includes index.
First man or first Jew? : the mysterious patriarch of the tribe of Israel -- The two essential Adams of the apostle Paul -- The Devil made them do it : Adam's free choice, and ours -- The original sinner : Augustine's attack on Adam as "everyman" -- The late middle ages : Adam everywhere -- The origin of Mrs. Cain (and the posse that chased her husband) -- The first man and the first minute : Adam and the age of the Earth -- Too many Adams or none at all? -- Mark of Cain, curse of Ham : is God a racist? -- The creationist uber-Adam : why the first son could marry his sister -- Science, anti-science and the extinction of Adam.