Cain is not just the first-born son, Peterson notes, but the first-born human being. ![]() The archetypal brothers both suffer, but their radically different responses to their suffering represent perennial human options.Īfter becoming self-conscious and leaving the Garden of Eden, “Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, ‘I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord’” (Genesis 4:1). ![]() ![]() In his “ Biblical Series V: The Hostile Brothers” and in his international best seller 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, Jordan Peterson provides a rich interpretation of the story of Cain and Abel.
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