Adam. Zur Relecture eines alttestamentlichen Motivs in neutestamentlichen Texten

Abstract

After a short preliminary remark on the function of Adam in the Old Testament (Adam as a collective topic and as a person: the "first man") the author presents a short history of reception in early Judaism (the creation of Adam, his glory and his sin) as well as a display of this motive in the New Testament, with a distinct analysis of 1Tim 2:13-14. The article concludes with a short look on "Adam" in the Gnosis and in the Islam.