The Story of Original Sin

This book traces the history of the interpretation of the disobedience of Adam and Eve in Genesis 3 through the biblical period and the church fathers until Augustine. It explains the emergence of the doctrine of original sin with the theology of Augustine in the late fourth century on the basis of a mistranslation of the Greek text of Romans 5:12. The book suggests that it is time to move past Augustine’s theology of sin and embrace a different theology of sin that is both more biblical and makes more sense in the postmodern West and in the developing world.Table of ContentsTable of AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1 The Story of Sin in Genesis 32 The Story of Sin in Second TempleJudaism (200 BCE-200CE)3 The Story of Sin in the Jesus Movement[Paul the Follower of Jesus]4 The Story of Original Sin in the GreekChurch Fathers (ca. 150-400 CE)5 The Story of Original Sin in the LatinChurch Fathers Prior to Augustine(200-400 CE)6 Augustine’s Theology of Original Sin(354-430)7 Where Do We Go From Here? Toward aConstructive ProposalBibliography