Good points, George (and yes, I know the Bible doesn't mention any
specific fruit). I think it's a case of Paul thinking and writing in a
patriarchal framework. Adam was the man, therefore he was the head of
the household (albeit God didn't place Adam over Eve until after they
sinned) and should have 1) Told Eve about the prohibition on eating the
fruit (from the text either he did or God did), and 2) Prevented Eve
from sinning (BTW, has anyone ever wondered _where_ Adam was while Eve
was talking with the serpent?).
On Thursday, December 18, 2003, at 07:07 PM, George Murphy wrote:
> William Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> On Thursday, December 18, 2003, at 04:01 PM, Darryl Maddox wrote:
>>
>>> I have a question. If Eve at of the apple first why does it say sin
>>> entered the world by one man? There may be an obvious answer to this
>>> but I don't know it and this seemed like a reasonable time to ask.
>>>
>>>
>> I believe it has to do with Adam's role as head of the household. Adam
>> is blamed for letting his wife sin, and for participating in the sin,
>> rather than protecting her from it..........................
>
> Genesis 2 however says nothing about the man being the head of the
> household.
> Any idea of subordination of wife to husband only comes into the story
> after they've
> eaten of the fruit (which is not, BTW, said to be an apple). It would
> stay closer to
> the text to say that the command not to eat of the tree of knowledge
> was given to the
> man (2:17) before the woman is created.
>
> Shalom,
> George
>
>
>
>
> George L. Murphy
> gmurphy@raex.com
> http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
>
>
Bill Hamilton Rochester, MI 248 652 4148
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