Adam in Myth and History: Ancient Israelite Perspectives on the Primal Human

according Adam Adapa ancient ancient Near East appears associated become beginning biblical Book called chapter clear common concept concerning connection considered context council created creation death describes discussion divine dwelling earth Eliphaz Epic evidence evil example expressed Ezek Ezekiel fact figure fire garden Genesis Gilgamesh given gods hand heavens Hebrew Bible History holy idea imagery interest interpretation Israel Israelite king knowledge language lines meaning Mesopotamian mountain myth narrative nature Note notion oracle original parallel passage perhaps phrase position present Press primal human profaned prophet question reading reason reference reflects regard represents respect reveals root royal sacred saying seal seems seen sense significance similar simply stands statement stones suggests temple thing tradition translation tree Tyre understanding understood University verb verse wisdom Yahweh