What mark was carried by Cain?

Translated from the French Original by Katy Albiston While the nature of the mark of Cain has generated a great deal of ink, it was not – at least, at first – considered to be a sanction in itself but more as being part of a sanction. However, the exegetic literature gradually began to fix in particular on the nature of the mark. Certain theories were most original and were specifically linked to such and such a religion. But globally, the production of the rabbis and Church Fathers on this ...