Sins of the Father

Sins of the Father(s) derives from biblical references primarily in the books Exodus, Deuteronomy, and Numbers to ancestral sin, the sins or iniquities of one generation passing to another.

Print

• Sins of the Father (Buffy novel), a 1999 novel based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Sins of the Father (Judge Anderson novel), a 2006 novel based on Anderson: Psi Division
• The Sins of the Father (Archer novel), 2012
• The Sins of the Father: A Romance of the South, 1912 novel by Thomas Dixon Jr.
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow: Sins of the Father, 2007 novel
• Sins of the Father, a 1991 novel by William Wright
• Sins of the Father, a 1994 story arc of the comic book series Starman (vol. 2)
• The Sins of the Father: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded, a 1996 non-fiction book by Ronald Kessler
• "The Sins of the Father", a story arc of the 1999 comic book Anarky
• The Sins of the Fathers, alternative title of A New Lease of Death, 1967 novel by Ruth Rendell
• The Sins of the Fathers, a Matthew Scudder detective novel published in 1976 by Lawrence Block
• The Sins of Our Fathers, a 1970 analysis of the origins of The Troubles in Northern Ireland by Owen Dudley Edwards
• The Sins of Our Fathers, a 2022 novella set in The Expanse book series by James S.A. Corey
• Heed the Thunder, a 1946 novel also known as Sins of the Fathers

Film

• Sins of the Fathers (1928 film), an American silent film
• Sins of the Fathers (1948 film), a Canadian film
• Sins of the Father (1985 film), a television film starring James Coburn
• Sins of the Father (2002 film), a television drama by Robert Dornhelm

Television

• "The Sins of the Fathers", a 1954 episode of The Motorola Television Hour
• "Sins of the Father (Dynasty), a 1989 episode of the prime time soap opera Dynasty
• "Sins of the Father" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), a 1990 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
• "Sins of the Father", a 1990 episode of Inspector Morse
• "The Sins of the Fathers", a subtitle for the 1996 season of Spider-Man series
• "Sins of the Father" (The New Batman Adventures), a 1997 episode of The New Batman Adventures
• "Shins of the Father", a 1997 episode of 'King of the Hill' '
• "The Sins of the Father", a 2009 episode of Merlin
• "Sins of the Father", a 2011 episode of NCIS
• "Sins of the Father", a 2011 episode of Robin Hood
• "Sins of the Fathers", a 2011 episode of Haven
• "Sins of the Father" (Arrow), a 2016 episode of Arrow
• "Sins of the Father", a 2018 episode of Shooter
• "Sins of the Father", a 2019 episode of Yellowstone.
• "Sins of the Fathers", a 2021 episode of S.W.A.T.
• "Sins of the Father" (Dexter: New Blood), a 2022 episode of Dexter: New Blood
• Sins of the Father (TV series), a 2025 Philippine television crime thriller drama series

Music

• "Sins of the Father", a 1992 song by Black Sabbath from Dehumanizer
• "Sins of the Father", a 2007 song by Stephen Barton and Harry Gregson-Williams from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• "Sins of the Father", a 2011 song by Riot from Immortal Soul
• "Sins of the Father", a 2013 song by Akihiro Honda and Ludvig Forssell for the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain trailer and video game
• "Sins of the Father", a 2015 song by Being as an Ocean from the self-titled album "Being As An Ocean"

Other

• Sins of Our Fathers, a 1995 album by Andy Prieboy
• Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, a 1993 video game by Sierra On-Line
• The Sins of the Father, a level in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Sins of the Father, a quest in video games Old School RuneScape and RuneScape 3
• Sins of the Father, a quest in video game Fallout 76
• Sins of the Father, a quest in video game Mass Effect 2
• Sins of the Father, a mission in video game Ready or Not

See also

• Ancestral sin
• Sins of My Father (disambiguation)