RE: Was sin necessary for knowledge?
November 16, 2018 at 3:39 pm
(This post was last modified: November 16, 2018 at 3:39 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(November 16, 2018 at 3:35 pm)John V Wrote:Exactly the problem.(November 16, 2018 at 3:24 pm)Khemikal Wrote: It seems as though moral knowledge would be required to sin, though,
Paul says that Eve was deceived, but Adam wasn't. If Adam wasn't deceived, it would seem that he did have moral knowledge prior to eating. Also, he says that sin entered the world through Adam, even though Eve ate first.
Applying this to Gen 3, it seems that Adam gained moral knowledge prior to eating - possibly from observing and considering Eve's action. He then consciously chose to sin, possibly out of fear of losing Eve.
Adam, if he sinned, appears to have had moral knowledge -before- eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
If he didn't..then it could not be said to be sinful to eat from the tree.
Either of these things also have further implications for the same narrative.
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