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Adam and Eve in Scripture, Theology, and Literature - Sin, Compassion, and Forgiveness (Hardcover)
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Adam and Eve in Scripture, Theology, and Literature - Sin, Compassion, and Forgiveness (Hardcover)
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Adam and Eve in Scripture, Theology, and Literature: Sin,
Compassion, and Forgiveness is an extended consideration of the
narrative of Adam and Eve, first seen in the Hebrew Bible but given
new life by St. Paul in the New Testament. Paul's treatment of Adam
and Eve, especially his designation of Christ as a second Adam, has
had an enormous influence in Christianity. Peter Ely follows this
rich narrative as it develops in history, providing the basis of
the doctrine of original sin in Christianity, giving rise in modern
times to theological speculation, and entering thematically into
mysticism and literature. The power of the adamic narrative can
only be realized if one treats it as a true but non-historical
myth. The "truth" of the myth lies in its ability to stimulate
thinking and so reveal the depths of human experience. Augustine
understood that, so did Julian of Norwich, and even the Belgian
author of mystery stories, Georges Simenon, who had a deep sense of
the universality of human weakness and the possibilities of
redeeming what was lost. Simenon's detective Maigret saw himself as
a "mender of destinies." The doctrine of original sin, the notion
that human beings share a common vulnerability, can open the way to
compassion and forgiveness. As Shakespeare illustrates in Measure
for Measure, the awareness of weakness in ourselves should move us
to compassion for others. The recognition of a kind of "democracy
of sin" can keep us from considering ourselves better than others,
unlike them in their weakness, and entitled to stand in judgment of
them. Thus, compassion opens the door to forgiveness. The progress
from sin to compassion to forgiveness forms the heart of this work.
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