Genesis 5 in the New Testament
Says Luke 3:36–38 traces the line through these names to “the son of Adam, the son of God” (Luke 3:38, BSB). It also names Cainan between Arphaxad and Shelah, a fact of Luke and of the Greek of Genesis 11, not of Swete Genesis 5. “By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death” (Heb 11:5, BSB); the clause “He could not be found, because God had taken him away” agrees in form with Swete 5:24. Jude names “Enoch, the seventh from Adam” (Jude 14, BSB) and quotes words that also stand in 1 Enoch; that use is a fact of reception, and the standing of that book is not settled by it. “Death reigned from Adam until Moses” (Rom 5:14, BSB). Matthew 19:4 and Mark 10:6 cite the words male and female, as in 5:2 and 1:27.
Implies Those texts read the figures of Genesis 5 as real persons. They do not fix a lean on the ages, on gaps, or on the manner of Enoch's taking beyond 5:24 and Hebrews 11:5.
Uncertain No lean is taken on gaps, or on whether Jude drew on the book or a shared tradition. Form agreement is not a claim about which text a writer used. No application is drawn.
Claims
- SaysLuke 3:36–38, Hebrews 11:5, Jude 14–15 and Romans 5:14 say what they say about the line, Enoch's taking, and death from Adam. Jude quotes words that also stand in 1 Enoch, stated as reception, not authority.
- ImpliesThose texts read the figures of Genesis 5 as real persons. They do not fix a lean on the ages, on gaps, or on the manner of the taking beyond 5:24 and Hebrews 11:5.
- UncertainNo lean is taken on gaps or on whether Jude drew on the book or a shared tradition. Form agreement is not a claim about which text was used. No application is drawn.
Citations
- BSB public domain Heb 11:5; Jude 14–15; Luke 3:36–38; Rom 5:14; Matt 19:4; Mark 10:6
- SBLGNT CC BY 4.0 Heb 11:5; Jude 14–15; Luke 3:36–38; Rom 5:14; Matt 19:4; Mark 10:6; SBLGNT apparatus at Heb 11:5 and Jude 15
- RP2018 Unlicense Luke 3:36–38; Heb 11:5; Jude 15; Rom 5:14 (RP2018 text)
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