- Ἀδάμ
- Ἀδάμ, ὁ indecl. (אָדָם) (LXX, pseudepigr., Philo, Just.; Mel., P. 83.—In Joseph. Ἄδαμος, ου [Ant. 1, 66]) Adam, the first human being 1 Ti 2:13; B 6:9 (cp. Gen 1:27ff). Ancestor of humanity Ro 5:14; Jd 14; 1 Cl 50:3. Hence πατὴρ ἡμῶν 6:3; people are υἱοὶ Ἀ. 29:2 (cp. Dt 32:8). In the genealogy of Jesus Lk 3:38. His fall Ro 5:14; 1 Ti 2:14. While A. was praying, Eve was seduced by the serpent GJs 13:1 (ApcMos 17). Some hold there existed the conception that at the end of the world the initial events will repeat themselves, and that hence Adam, who destroys all, is contrasted w. Christ, who gives life to all 1 Cor 15:22 (HGunkel, Schöpfung u. Chaos 1895). The parallel betw. Adam and Christ and the designation of Christ as future Ro 5:14 is well known. It is debatable whether the well-known (gnostic) myth of the first human being as a redeemer-god directly influenced Paul or whether he arrived at his view through Jewish perceptions (s. Bousset, Kyrios Christos 2, 1921, 140–45; Rtzst., Erlösungsmyst. 107ff and s. on ἄνθρωπος 1d). On the debate stimulated by KBarth, Christus u. Adam nach Römer 5, ’52, s. RBultmann, Adam u. Christus nach Röm. 5, ZNW 50, ’59, 145–68; EBrandenburger, Adam u. Christus, ’62; EJüngel, ZTK 60, ’63, 42–74.—BMurmelstein, Adam. E. Beitrag z. Messiaslehre: Wiener Ztschr. f. d. Kunde d. Morgenlandes 35, 1928, 242–75; 36, 1929, 51–86; Ltzm., exc. on 1 Cor 15:45–49; AVitti, Christus-Adam: Biblica 7, 1926, 121–45; 270–85; 384–401; ARawlinson, The NT Doctrine of the Christ 1926, 124ff; CKraeling, Anthropos and the Son of Man, 1927; AMarmorstein, ZNW 30, ’31, 271–77; OKuss, Ro 5:12–21. D. Adam-Christusparallele, diss. Bresl. 1930; GWestberg, The Two Adams: BiblSacra 94, ’37, 37–50; ARöder, D. Gesch.-philos. des Ap. Pls., diss. Frb. ’38; SHanson, Unity of the Church in the NT, ’46, 66–73; RScroggs, The Last Adam, ’66 (bibliog. 123–28); JFitzmyer, ABComm Ro 423–28 (lit.).—EDNT. TW.
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