So I read a little from the first book
of Adam and Eve. This is a pseudepigrapha book (in the sense it is a
non canonical book involving people from the bible). Still, even if
the book is not necessarily unequivocally true, the oral lendandes
that is it composed of likely had some basis in reality.
Here are some of my thoughts on the
matter. First, Adam and Eve die a lot more than you might expect.
Perhaps it makes a little sense, living in a state where they could
not die to living in a state where they could. They didn’t
understand their actions or even causality. They drown, throw
themselves onto a mountain. Etc
It also seems to resolve some of the
issues found in the bible. For example, in Genesis, the serpent that
beguiled them is forced to lie on its belly and be a snake. However,
if you take this story literally, there still is the problem that
modern snakes don’t talk. Well, chapter 18 addresses this. The
serpent tries to attack Adam and, as punishment, is no longer able to
talk. Also according to this chapter snakes were sent to India.
Well, this is a really short write up,
especially considering the hours and hours I spent actually reading
the piece. Anyways, comment below if you want more content on this
topic, or comment topics you would like covered in the future. No
promises though, as this blog is the leftovers, stuff that just
doesn’t fit with my other sites.
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