Genesis 2 has been interpreted from many angles, but rarely through the lens of disability studies. Such a reading, however, provides a necessary corrective to interpretations that import into the text idealistic notions of bodily perfection and thereby inadvertently disenfranchise those with disabilities. By attending to the range of bodily experiences and the fluidity of embodied existence, this article seeks to shed new light on Genesis 2 and on the wider task of theological anthropology. More specifically, reading Genesis 2 with and for those with disabilities lifts up three essential themes in the text that all express human limitation as a good aspect of God’s creation: embodiment, imperfection, and relationship.

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天堂的不完美：通过残疾和极限神学阅读创世记 2

创世记 2 已经从许多角度进行了解释，但很少通过残疾研究的角度来解释。然而，这样的解读为将身体完美的理想主义概念引入文本的解释提供了必要的纠正，从而无意中剥夺了残疾人的权利。通过关注身体体验的范围和具体存在的流动性，本文试图对创世记第 2 章和神学人类学的更广泛任务提供新的启示。更具体地说，与残障人士一起阅读创世记第 2 章可以提升文本中的三个基本主题，这些主题都将人类的局限性表达为上帝创造的一个美好方面：体现、不完美和关系。