Questions tagged [adam-and-eve]
Relating to the biblical characters Adam and/or Eve, appearing in Genesis 1 - 3, and representing the first two created human beings
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How can we reconcile the similarities between humans and animals?
If only humans are "created in His own image" (Genesis 1:27), then why are we so close in DNA to primates - why have we proved that dogs and primates have a theory of mind - among other ...
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How can the theory of Evolution be reconciled with passages in the New Testament that seem to refer to Adam and Eve as historical figures?
1 Timothy 2:11-14
11 Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13 For Adam was formed ...
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According to theistic evolutionists, did Adam and Eve's parents have souls?
Theistic evolution postulates that God employed the process of evolution to bring about the formation of the human species. In this view, Adam and Eve, like any other living organisms, are thought to ...
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In what sense was mankind created in the image of a triune essence?
God created mankind in His image.
Gen 1
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over ...
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Was the Garden of Eden created on the third or sixth day of Creation?
I am having serious problems interpreting this passage from Genesis involving the Garden of Eden.
According to Genesis 2:8-17, where the creation of the Garden is described, it seems to say that the ...
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Did The Creator intend at first for Adam and Eve to have children?
We know that Adam and Eve had Cain and Abel and their 600 (I forgot the exact number) after Heaven was taken from them for consuming the fruit. But if hypothetically, if they hadn't sinned, would they ...
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According to Christian ethical views other than Divine Command Theory, what exactly made Adam and Eve's eating the forbidden fruit evil?
For scoping purposes, let's assume that Divine Command Theory is false. This means that explanations of the form "X is evil because God said so" would be out of scope. Having clarified that, ...
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What is the scriptural basis for believing that animals talking was normal before the Fall?
In the book of Genesis, the serpent speaks to Eve at Genesis 3:1-5.
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the
LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really ...
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Was Adam really "alone" if God took 'Woman out of Man'? Is a woman alone if out of her womb 'a new one' comes? [closed]
Texts (from the Complete Jewish Bible translation):
Genesis 2:18 (CJB):
ADONAI, God, said, “It isn’t good that the person should be alone. I will make for him a companion suitable for helping him.”
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How much time passes between Adam and Jesus?
According to Luke's genealogy Jesus is the 76th great grandchild of Adam. But in the holy bible how many years elapse between the creation of Adam and the birth of Jesus?
I have googled the question, ...
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Ignorance of Adam and Eve
Was the sin of Adam and Eve caused by partial ignorance?
Before the fall they were ignorant about the shame of nakedness.
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Are there any theories or traditions for dating how long after creation the Fall of Man occurred?
Apologies if this question is too speculative.
The Bible does not explicitly state how long after Creation the Fall occurred. It can be argued to have occurred before the birth of Seth at the very ...
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How long did Adam stay in Eden?
Are there hints in the Bible or are there any hypotheses about the period of time Adam and Eve sojourned in Eden after their creation?
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How many, if any, denominations hold that Adam and Eve were perfect before the fall?
This question asks how Adam and Eve could choose to sin if they were perfect, and in a personal conversation recently someone stated "They were a little bit depraved. Even 'very good' is not ...
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What did Satan get out of deceiving Eve and Adam into sinning?
The devil deceived Eve into eating what was forbidden. She then persuaded Adam to do likewise. After eating, they gained knowledge of good and evil.
It is my view that God's true intentions, his ...
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Do Christians believe that Adam and Eve were Christians?
I don't think I have ever heard either a Christian or a Jew or anyone else really refer to Adam and Eve by their race/religion.
It appears as if they are considered "pre-race" or "pre-...
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Did Adam need to have faith for his salvation?
As ridiculous as this question may sound, I believe it has some point. Did Adam need to have faith for his salvation? If yes, what kind of faith? Definitely, he didn't need to have faith in the ...
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Genesis 2:17 and free will
One of the most flexible Christian answers to the Problem of evil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil) is that God must allow the possibility of evil for Men to be free (although I would ...
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In Genesis 2:17, is God telling a lie for a greater good?
Please be aware that my knowledge of theology is very limited, and thus can make my question naive
I was under the impression that the end should not justify the means in the spirit of the Bible.
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Are there any Christian scholarly publications on the differences between the nature of humans pre-fall and post-resurrection?
What was the nature of humans (i.e., Adam and Eve) like before the fall? What will the nature of humans be like after the resurrection (when those who are saved receive glorified bodies)? Are there ...
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For those who believe there was no historical Adam and Eve, how does Christianity make sense?
How can Christianity make sense without a literal Adam and Eve? I have heard many Christians (particularly Catholics) try and be conciliatory with modern science by claiming that Adam and Eve were not ...
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Should Adam’s and Eve’s death be regarded as a sacrifice?
Should Adam’s and Eve’s death(loss of immortality) be regarded as a sacrifice? In a similar way to Christ dying on the cross for our sins, I would assume Adam’s and Eve’s death contributes to their ...
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Is there any Christian teaching as to where Adam and Eve were sent after their fall from the Garden of Eden?
In Islamic teachings, it is said that, after the fall from the Garden of Eden, Adam found himself on Mount Safa and Eve on Mount Marwa. (Of course, these locations are near enough so they found each ...
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If Adam and Eve have not sin, would there be any population on earth? [closed]
In the garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were innocent until they both ate the fruit of knowledge and evil and the curtain of their innocence were exposed and realised that they were naked. Having said ...
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Is the wages of sin our natural death? [closed]
Does anyone else believe that our natural deaths are not the punishment for sin? Id always thought it odd that if our natural deaths were the punishment for sin, then why would God raise everyone for ...
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Is Pre-Adamism considered heretical by any mainstream denominations?
I came across an article on the existence of Pre-Adamite beings. The article refutes their existence but claims it is a belief held by "many evangelicals". As far as I can find, no major ...
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If God know everything prior to its happen then was God unable to know that Adam and Eve will sin? If He knew then why did He kept that there? [duplicate]
God knows everything. He must have known that Adam and Eve will sin. So why did He knowing that they will sin made that situation to happen?
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How do Christians who believe in evolution understand Original Sin?
As I understand, many Christians nowadays accept evolution. There are such Christians in most major denominations and inside these denominations exist different traditions and groups of believers, so ...
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Do any denominations teach that Adam and Eve had children in the Garden of Eden?
In the Garden of Eden, God commands Adam and Eve to
"Be fruitful and increase in number" Genesis 1:28 (NIV)
Later, after the Fall in Genesis 3, we're told that
"Adam made love to his wife Eve,...
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Are there any denominations that teach Adam and Eve did not have the opportunity to be saved?
Do any denominations officially teach that Adam and Eve did not have the opportunity to be saved after they sinned?
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According to Presbyterianism, is there salvation available for Adam and Eve?
Generally, when I talk to people from other denominations about Adam and Eve, I get the impression that they're not highly liked people.
Do Presbyterians believe there's salvation available to Adam ...
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Why are Adam and Eve considered married?
It seems fairly common for Christians to refer to Adam and Eve has being husband and wife. In particular, when (in my experience, evangelical) Christians are discussing questions of sex and marriage, ...
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Will Adam and Eve be resurrected to eternal life or are they dead forever?
Ge 2:17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. (KJV)
The penalty for sin is death.
Ge 3/19 In ...
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The first conception or the first coitus?
Genesis 4:1 Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she
conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a
manchild with the help of the Lord."
Why do some theologians (...
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Biblical basis for claiming Eve was a virgin prior to the Fall
In Against Heresies (book 3, chapter 22) Irenaeus attempts to draw a comparison between Eve and Mary similar to the comparison Paul draws between Adam and Christ. He says that Mary obeyed in a state ...
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Why did God banish Adam and Eve for eating fruit? [closed]
Yes, He told them not to but if you can humour me a little, why should this punishment be regarded as fitting the crime? It’s just fruit, right? Isn’t God testing our patience with such an injunction? ...
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Eating a specific fruit that God didn't permit was an act of disobedience, agreed, but?
I understand that eating a specific fruit an apple in Heaven that God disordained eating was an act of disobedience... true agreed. But what I do not understand is that since Adam and Eve were both in ...
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Animal Kingdom before Sin Came into The Garden
Were animals back then dangerous to each others, such as predators stalking and killing their prey? And were they dangerous to people like they so often are today?
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What is the Biblical Basis for teaching that Lucifer wanted to become the "firstborn son" of God through Eve? [closed]
In a recent article written by Peter Kwasniewski he wrote the following:
The devil hates priestly celibacy because, like consecrated virginity, it is a charism and way of life most intrinsically ...
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How do eternal security believers explain these 2 scenarios? [duplicate]
I'm an eternal security believer but I'm struggling with how I should reconcile this with these two scenarios:
Lucifer falling from Heaven, losing his standing before God and becoming the Adversary ...
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Do any Christian traditions exist as to what type of animal skin did God clothe Adam and Eve with?
I must be alone to understand that since man failed to listen to God more than the female that both failed to be innocent, Therefore not being as lambs in spiritual dogma they must have been dressed ...
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How many wives did Adam have?
Genesis 1:26 says:
26 Then God said, “And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild, ...
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Were Adam and Eve ever given the permission by God to procreate?
If it was wrong to know that you were naked. How could it be right to procreate. Procreation is caused massive chaos in the world. It is also responsible for overpopulation of the universe. And also ...
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Was Adam blaming Eve?
Genesis 3:12 says:
The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me
fruit of the tree, and I ate.”
I've heard several people interpret this verse as Adam blaming God and / or ...
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According to Catholicism, is Adam or Eve more culpable for original sin?
From a Catholic perspective:
Is there a shared culpability between Adam and Eve for original sin, or is only Adam or Eve ultimately responsible?
Please, link answers from Catholic sources.
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The fall was part of God's plan?
@JBH pointed out in the comments within *Could* Adam and Eve have children before the fall? that on the latter day saints website it states that
The fall is an integral part of Heavenly Father's ...
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According to LDS teaching could Adam and Eve have children before the fall?
2 Nephi 2:23 states
And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have
remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no
misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin.
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Did anyone before Augustine teach Original Sin? [duplicate]
From what I understand Augustine was the first to introduce the idea of original sin. Did anyone before Augustine state that Adam and Eve's sin was a punishment to all humanity?
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From a Catholic perspective, did Adam's body undergo any change after the fall?
From a Catholic perspective, did Adam's body undergo any change after the fall?
Probably there is no hint in the Scripture, but I wonder if the problem has ever been raised by Catholic commentators.
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Where in the Bible did God tell Adam and Eve that they have sinned?
I was wondering where in the Bible I can find that God told Adam and Eve that they have sinned after they have eaten the forbidden fruit from the tree.
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