The Emergence of Sin

The Emergence of Sin
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 9780190277987
ISBN-13 : 019027798X
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Book Synopsis The Emergence of Sin by : Matthew Croasmun

Download or read book The Emergence of Sin written by Matthew Croasmun and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commentators have long argued about whether to read Paul's personification of Sin in Romans literally or figuratively. Matthew Croasmun suggests both that the cosmic power Sin is nothing more than an emergent feature of a vast network of human transgression and that this power is nevertheless a real person.


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