Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-404) and indexes.
Contents:
Part 1. The importance of the historical Adam. What is at stake -- Part 2. Biblical data concerning the historical Adam. The nature of myth -- Are the primeval narratives of Genesis 1-11 myth? (Part 1) -- Are the primeval narratives of Genesis 1-11 myth? (Part 2) -- Is Genesis 1-11 mytho-history? -- Are myths believed to be true? -- Adam in the New Testament -- Part 3. Scientific evidence and the historical Adam. Scientific and philosophical preliminaries -- The evidence of paleoneurology -- The evidence of archaeology (part 1) -- The evidence of archaeology (part 2) -- Locating the historical Adam -- Part 4. Reflections on the historical Adam. Putting it all together.
Summary:
"An interdisciplinary investigation into the historicity of the biblical figure of Adam, drawing upon Old and New Testament studies and a wide range of scientific disciplines"-- Provided by publisher.
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