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Image of Adam

From: George Athas <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>
To: B-HEBREW <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Image of Adam
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 10:28:57 +1100

A question of curiosity:

What, if any, import should be made of the statement in Gen 5:1-2 that
Mankind was in the image of God, but which goes on to say in 5:3 that
Shet was in the image of Adam? What are we to make of this? Is it a
contrast, or a parallel?

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GEORGE ATHAS
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
- Email: gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au
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Image of Adam, George Athas, 02/16/1999
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Image of Adam, Lewis Reich, 02/17/1999
- Re: Image of Adam, Mark & Mary Markham, 02/17/1999
- Re: Image of Adam, Andrew C Smith, 02/17/1999
- Re: Image of Adam, George Athas, 02/18/1999