Q&A#48 The Story of Cain and Abel
September 14, 2018
Alastair Roberts
Today's question: "I was wondering if you would comment on the Cain and Abel story and possibly develop some of the symbols, foreshadowings, etc. It is a rich passage that I would love to get your take on, especially since it is the first thing we are told after the fall of Adam and Eve."
Peter Leithart highlights some of the illuminating parallels between Genesis 3 and 4 here: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/leithart/2018/09/in-the-beginning-were-diptychs/.
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