The story of original sin
By: John E. Toews
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Eugene, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781620323694
Subjects: History of doctrines; Original Sin; Sin; Christianity
Description: This book traces the history of the interpretation of the disobedience of Adam and Eve in Genesis 3 through the biblical period and the church fathers until Augustine. It explains the emergence of the doctrine of original sin with the theology of Augustine in the late fourth century on the basis of a mistranslation of the Greek text of Romans 5:12. The book suggests that it is time to move past Augustine's theology of sin and embrace a different theology of sin that is both more biblical and makes more sense in the postmodern West and in the developing world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-118) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The story of sin in Genesis 3; title: The story of sin in Second Temple Judaism (200 BCE-200 CE); title: The story of sin in the Jesus movement : Paul the follower of Jesus; title: The story of original sin in the Greek Church Fathers (ca. 150-400 CE); title: The story of original sin in the Latin Church Fathers prior to Augustine (200-400 CE); title: Augustine's theology of original sin (354-430); title: Where do we go from here? : toward a constructive proposal.