Origin of Obligation: Genesis 2:4b-3:24

Miller, Geoffrey P.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1499339

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Origin of Obligation: Genesis 2:4b-3:24

Geoffrey P. Miller

New York University School of Law

October 26, 2009

NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 09-60

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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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Date posted: November 4, 2009 ; Last revised: August 24, 2011

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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: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1499339 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1499339

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