Genesis Myth in Beowulf and Old English Biblical Poetry

List of Figures

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Ch. 1- The Angelic Myth in Genesis A and Genesis B

Background: Angelic Creation, Rebellion, and Fall in the Christian Tradition

Angelic Creation, Rebellion, and Fall in Genesis A and Genesis B

Satan and Hell in Genesis B

Ch. 2 Creation in Genesis A and Beowulf

Literary Background

The Creation in Genesis A

The Creation in Beowulf

Ch. 3 Adam and Eve's Temptations and Transgression in the Genesis Poems

Background: Genesis B's Interpolation into Genesis A and its Approach to Biblical Versification

Temptations and Transgression in Genesis B

Confession and Expulsion in Genesis A

Ch. 4 Cain's Fratricide and Related Narratives in Genesis A and Beowulf

Literary and Exegetical Background

The Cain Myth in Genesis A

The Cain Myth in Beowulf

Ch. 5 The Great Flood in Genesis A and Beowulf

Exegetical and Literary Background

The Great Flood in Genesis A

The Drowning of the Giants in the Great Flood and its Significance in the context of Beowulf

Conclusion

Index

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• Testamentos
• Poesia
• Estudos bíblicos e exegese
• Estudos literários: clássica, primitiva e medieval

the Bible;Book of Genesis;Middle English;medieval literature;Adam and Eve;Cain