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Chapter 2 - Adam, Cain, and Noah

The First Farmers of Genesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2025

Mark Scarlata
Mark Scarlata
Affiliation:
St Mellitus College, London
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Chapter 1 examines the beginnings of wine from the curse of Adam to Noah who brings relief through the soil and the first cultivated vine. Humanity’s connection to the soil within the ecology of creation and agriculture where blessing is reflected through fertility when connected to moral and ethical righteousness.

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Wine, Soil, and Salvation in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament , pp. 23 - 43
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • Adam, Cain, and Noah
  • Mark Scarlata, St Mellitus College, London
  • Book: Wine, Soil, and Salvation in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament
  • Online publication: 09 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009551151.003
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  • Adam, Cain, and Noah
  • Mark Scarlata, St Mellitus College, London
  • Book: Wine, Soil, and Salvation in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament
  • Online publication: 09 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009551151.003
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  • Adam, Cain, and Noah
  • Mark Scarlata, St Mellitus College, London
  • Book: Wine, Soil, and Salvation in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament
  • Online publication: 09 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009551151.003
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