Cain and Abel in Syriac and Greek Writers (4th-6th Centuries)

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Peeters Publishers, 1997 - Bible - 326 pages
 

Contents

U Between verses 8 and
9
Z Verse
11
N Verse 5b 1 Adam as subject
107
The reaction of Cains family to his rejection
110
Medical language
111
Reproach
112
Division of the offering
113
Exhortation to remain still
114
Cains thoughts after his act of murder
155
Cain in relation to his parents
156
Witnesses
158
Gods dwelling place
159
Cains future life
160
Typological interpretation
161
Contrast between lovemercy and angerjustice
162
Contrast between ignorance and knowledge
163

God does not punish at this point
115
Allegorical interpretation
116
You shall rule by means of it
117
Sins activity
119
Development of the narrative
120
Cains reaction in relation to Abel
121
Cains inner state
122
Gods response to Cain
123
Abels reaction to Cain on meeting him
125
S Verse 8a 1 Habitation of the brothers
126
Cains appeal to Abel to come with him and Abels response
127
On the way
131
A new sacrifice
132
Cain in relation to God
133
Typological interpretation
134
Abels reaction to Cains intention to kill him and Cains response
135
Themes in the dialogue
137
Age at the time of the murder
145
Cains attitude
148
Weapon
149
The novelty of murderdeath
150
The murder is beyond forgiveness
151
Death of just martyrs like Abel
152
Allegorical interpretation
153
Cain and the corpse
154
The attitude of God towards Cain
164
Verse 9b 1 Cains inner state
166
Gods relationship to Cain and Abel
168
Development of speech and narrative
169
Typological interpretation
170
Y Verse 10
171
The question
172
Cains reaction
173
Innocence
174
Witnesses
175
Description of the curses
176
The purpose of the curse
177
The curse in relation to the earth
178
Typological interpretation
179
Produce
180
The reason why Cain was trembling
182
Development of narrative
183
Forgiveness
185
Cains answer in relation to punishment and death
186
Removal from the earth
187
Cains relationship to death
188
Who might kill Cain?
189
Gods answer in relation to the length of Cains life
190
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