The Lament of Eve

Publication Data: Menlo Park, CA: Monastery Books, 1993
Format: softcover
Number of Pages: iv + 153
Dimensions (l × w × h): 22.9 cm × 15.4 cm × 1.0 cm
ISBN: 0‒9622536‒2‒6

   
by Johanna Manley

“The Lament of Eve attempts an exegesis of sections of the first five chapters of Genesis based on combining commentary of the Fathers of the Church. Saint Silouan of Mount Athos gave us Adam’s Lament, as brought to us by Archimandrite Sophrony of St. John the Baptist Community in Essex, England. But since in recent times women have hoped for more expression of their roles and being, the emphasis here is on Eve. In her Lament, Eve is addressing her progeny in her old age, up to and including Lamech. This book is especially addressed to Orthodox Christians for reading during Great Lent. The readings in the lectionary during the period before Holy Week are from Genesis, Isaiah and Proverbs. Also, the theme of The Lament of Eve is full of compunction.”
—“Introduction”

CONTENTS

Introduction
PROLOGUE-THE STORY OF EVE
   Selections from Genesis 1 to 5 and Church Fathers’ Commentary
THE LAMENT OF EVE
EPILOGUE: PART I:
   Letter to a Spiritual Daughter:
   LESSONS IN DIVINE AND CHRISTIAN LOVE
      PART II
   THE SONG OF EVE AND HER DESCENDANTS
      PART III
   Psalm 118: THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE
Index of Church Fathers
Bibliography