Scholarly Interpretations of Genesis 2-3

Even though Genesis 2 is from the J source, it incorporates “God Yahweh” from the P source, but the P source came after the J source. Two explanations for this: documentary hypothesis dating is wrong or the P source edits the J source. We also talked about the significance of Eve as the protagonist, and whether the Fall was actually a good thing or not (“Dissoi Logoi”). Depending on what lenses you are looking through, you can interpret things differently (Niditch’s feminist view).

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