Origin of Obligation: Genesis 2:4b-3:24
34 Pages Posted: 4 Nov 2009 Last revised: 24 Aug 2011
Date Written: October 26, 2009
Abstract
This paper analyzes the Eden narrative (Genesis 2:4b-3:24) as a philosophical account of the origins and extent of political obligation and the consequences of its breach. The strong (but not unlimited) form of obligation identified in the text would have been congenial to the interests of the leaders under whose auspices the narrative appears to have been compiled and preserved.
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Miller, Geoffrey P., Origin of Obligation: Genesis 2:4b-3:24 (October 26, 2009). NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 09-60, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1499339 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1499339
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