The paternity of God in view of the denied fraternity : Analysis of Gen 4, 1-16 from the narrative method

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https://doi.org/10.21703/2735-6345020220420101

Keywords:

God, Cain, Abel, Fatherhood, Fraticide, Differentiation

Abstract

The prototypical story of Cain and Abel, at the beginning of humanity, is not a mere moral teaching about intrafamily or intercultural relationships, but above all it contains a profound theology, that is, it reveals the face of God and its intimate relationship with the human being. The fratricide of Cain brings with it multiple consequences that affect man's relationship with the earth and includes future generations: a spiral of violence that seems to have no limits. The application of the narrative method to the analysis of Gn 4,1-16 accounts for these themes and other important details, paying special attention to the repetitions, the narrative gaps, the dialogues and silences, and the various techniques used by the hagiographer to discover the message of the text.

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Author Biography

Luis Alberto Sánchez Gómez, Pontificia Universidad Gregoriana de Roma

Magister in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome. Advisor to the Department of Biblical Animation of the Diocese of Santa María de los Ángeles. Los Angeles, Chile. Email: padreluissg@gmail.com

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Published

2022-06-16

How to Cite

Sánchez Gómez, L. A. (2022). The paternity of God in view of the denied fraternity : Analysis of Gen 4, 1-16 from the narrative method. Anales De Teología, 24(1), 5–25. https://doi.org/10.21703/2735-6345020220420101