BET Archive | Volume 5 - Essays on The Historical Adam
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Adam Reigns in Eden: Genesis and the Origin of Kingship
Michael LeFebvre
Abstract (from the Editorial of BET vol. 5.2)
Michael LeFebvre’s essay explores the theme of monarchy in Genesis 1-2, in light of the ANE context. LeFebvre argues that the early chapters of Genesis present Adam as a king, and that these chapters function more as an etiology of Adamic kingship, rather than as an explanation of Adam’s biological origins.
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Michael LeFebvre is a presbyterian minister. He holds a PhD in Old Testament from the University of Aberdeen and is a CPT board member and a member of the St. John Fellowship of the Center for Pastor Theologians.
