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Adam and Fallen Man
Who told you that you were naked?
—New King James Version®
Spoken by the Lord God to Adam, this question centers not on sin but on its inevitable outcome—guilt and shame. Adam’s response to his nakedness (see v. 10) stands in unmistakable contrast to the dominion accorded man by God in the Genesis 1 record of creation (see 1:26–28).
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Resources quoted in this issue
GT: New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
RR: Alter, Robert. The Hebrew Bible, Vol. 2, Prophets: A Translation with Commentary. New York and London. W.W. Norton & Company, 2019.
Cit. 11: Keener, Craig S., John H. Walton, eds. NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2016; Kroeger, Catherine Clark. The IVP Women’s Bible Commentary: Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2002.
Cit. 18: Graham, Ruth Bell. Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Commentary: Spreading the Light of God. Place of publication not identified: Thomas Nelson, 1999; Keck, Leander E., et al., eds. The New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary. Vol. 10, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1, 2 & 3 John, Jude, Revelation. Nashville: Abingdon, 2015.
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