The Strategy of Sin According to the Book of Genesis 4:6-7 Cover Image

Strategia grzechu według Rdz 4,6-7
The Strategy of Sin According to the Book of Genesis 4:6-7

Author(s): Janusz Wilk
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Księgarnia Świętego Jacka
Keywords: Cain; demon; personification of sin; sin; temptation

Summary/Abstract: This article, analysing the Book of Genesis 4:6-7, describes the process of growth of the human weakness to sin. Earlier, objectionable behaviour prepares the ground for temptation to heavy sin. It is a process that takes on its intensity and strength and which gradually shows the Man the way to evil. Sin, and more precisely the temptation to sin is patient and as in the description of conversation between God and Cain, it stands by the door to person’s heart (will). In attribution of Man is the decision of opening the door (acceptance on evil). The text Gen 4:6-7 that can be an (later?) attempt to solve this tragic ending of the story about Cain and Abel (Gen 4:1-16), was given to a contextual analysis. Next, there was made a syntactic and semantic study over the formula being the example of connecting the grammatical anomaly with an unusual as for the Old Testament terminology. The last part of the article is the discussion the theological and psychological meaning of Gen 4:6-7.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 192-199
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish