Re: [asa] sin or Sin?

The notion I grew up with was that of a definitive onset of evil in the
Garden of Eden.
It was a long time before I noticed that the language seemed to be
"...knowledge of good and evil".
That would seem to suggest that the duality of good and evil was
something discovered, not "invented".
I don't seem to hear that perspective. Any comments?
JimA [Friend of ASA]

John Walley wrote:

>George,
>
>I think you bring up several important and valid points in your paper
>including the distinction between original sin and original righteousness,
>the non-historical treatment of Adam and the possible accomodationist
>treatment of him by Paul, but I think one important issue you overlook in
>your paper and in this thread is the distinction between sin and evil.
>
>While original sin may not be what we traditionally assume it to be ...[huge snip]
>
>

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Received on Wed Feb 20 15:57:49 2008