The Food of Life and the Food of Death in Texts from the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East

TY - CHAP

T1 - The Food of Life and the Food of Death in Texts from the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East

AU - Hjelm, Ingrid

PY - 2019/1/1

Y1 - 2019/1/1

N2 - This article examines the Garden Story of Genesis 2-3, the Book of Proverb’s discourse on Wisdom and Folly, and 1 Samuel 25’s story about Nabal and Abigail in light of the Mesopotamian myth of Adapa’s play with motifs of wisdom, divinity and immortality. All these narratives expose ambiguities that put their protagonists and their audience to the test: can the created see through the trickster play of the gods and make the right choice?

AB - This article examines the Garden Story of Genesis 2-3, the Book of Proverb’s discourse on Wisdom and Folly, and 1 Samuel 25’s story about Nabal and Abigail in light of the Mesopotamian myth of Adapa’s play with motifs of wisdom, divinity and immortality. All these narratives expose ambiguities that put their protagonists and their audience to the test: can the created see through the trickster play of the gods and make the right choice?

M3 - Book chapter

SN - 978-0-5676-8656-5

SP - 159

EP - 175

BT - Biblical Narratives, Archaeology and Historicity.

A2 - Niesiolowski-Spanò, Lukasz

A2 - Pfoh, Emanuel

PB - Bloomsbury T&T Clark

CY - London and New york

ER -