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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements …………………………………………………………………… 3
Text of Genesis 4:1-16 (RSV) ………………………………………………………… 4
Translation of the Masoretic Text of Genesis 4:1-16 …………………………………. 5
Translation of the Septuagint of Genesis 4:1-16 ……………………………………… 8
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………. 12
Context ………………………………………………………………………… 12
Literary Considerations ………………………………………………………… 13
Exegesis of the Masoretic of Genesis 4:1-16 …………………………………………… 14
Comparative Exegesis of the Septuagint Text of 4:1-16 ………………………………... 32
The Use of Genesis 4:1-16 in the New Testament ……………………………………… 42
Matthew 23:34-35 ………………………………………………………………. 43
1 John 3:11-12 …………………………………………………………………... 45
Hebrews 11:4 …………………………………………………………………… 46
Theological Significance of the Use of the Septuagint Text of Genesis 4:1-16
in the New Testament …………………………………………………………... 47
Genesis 4:1-16 as a Paradigm for Self-Understanding in the
Early Church …………………………………………………………… 48
The Righteousness of Abel …………………………………………….. 49
The Voice of Abel’s Blood …………………………………………….. 52
Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………… 53
Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………………. 55