second Adam
deity sky Christian single tradition · 1
The second Adam is a title for the figure who will stand at the head of the new age, whose actions are potent for good, contrasting with the first Adam whose deeds harmed his descendants.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Term appears in Pauline writings of the 1st century CE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- first Adam, devils, Satan, Adam, great dragon, old serpent
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Sources
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Source passages
“as at the head of the first age stands the first Adam… so at the head of the second shall stand the second Adam, whose actions shall be potent for good.”
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