The important role that healthy interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships play is depicted in the model of the Trinity. According to Darrell Johnson’s Experiencing the Trinity, “we are created and redeemed to enter into the love each person of the Trinity has for the other” (64). This statement encompasses both intrapersonal and interpersonal interactions. The Trinity is one; thus the love that each person in the Trinity has towards another person in the Trinity is the love that the Trinity has for itself as a whole. In this case the Trinity relates to itself with love. Johnson’s statement also makes it clear that there is an interpersonal relational aspect to the model of the Trinity. People are created to enter into the love that the
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The painting’s main focus appears to be centered on relationships. The background of the image is dark, drawing more attention to Adam, Eve, the serpent, and the tree. The focus on the main characters in this painting implies the significance of the role that relationships played in the fall. There is barely any space between Adam and Eve in the painting, instead Adam is positioned near Eve and consequently, he is also near the serpent. In this case, although Adam and Eve are close, they are also close to evil. Adam’s hand is on his heart and his eyes are directed towards the piece of fruit in Eve’s hand. This implies that Adam is attempting to reason with Eve. However, in so doing, Adam is also in close proximity to evil which is represented by the serpent. Therefore, Adam is letting his relationship with Eve draw him closer to Evil. Milton’s De Doctrina describes God as being the ultimate embodiment of goodness . Consequently, by drawing close to the embodiment of evil, Adam and Eve are drawing away from God. This interplay of relationships goes against the ideal form of interpersonal relationship in the doctrine of the Trinity. In this case, although Adam and Eve are close together as a unit, they have distanced themselves from God by placing themselves near evil. Therefore, Masolino is able to show an unhealthy type of interpersonal …show more content…
According to E. M. W. Tillyard, “the besetting sin of all humanity; fear of standing alone … is a sin only in the man, for it is not woman’s function to stand alone” (450). The categorization of man’s fear of loneliness as a sin implies that the real sin committed is involved with the type of relationships that a man prioritizes. Tillyards statement means that the prioritization of a man’s relationship with other people over his relationship with God is a sin. Milton’s work depicts this sin as the sin of Adam. In book nine, Adam addresses Eve after she tells him of her disobedience towards God and just before he also disobeys God. He states “how can I live without thee, how forgo- / Thy sweet converse and love so dearly joined- / To live again in These wild woods forlorn?” (9.908-910). In this scenario, Adam’s reason for disobeying God centers around his view of life without Eve. His usage of the word “forlorn” shows that Adam would consider paradise lonely without Eve. Adam’s inclusion of a rhetorical question in his statement also makes it clear that he cannot fully envision a future where Eve is not present. Thus, his fear of loneliness resulting from his fear of losing Eve is his rational for disobeying God. Therefore, Milton implies that the problem with the way that Adam interacted with Eve was not the content of the interaction, but the
The painting’s main focus appears to be centered on relationships. The background of the image is dark, drawing more attention to Adam, Eve, the serpent, and the tree. The focus on the main characters in this painting implies the significance of the role that relationships played in the fall. There is barely any space between Adam and Eve in the painting, instead Adam is positioned near Eve and consequently, he is also near the serpent. In this case, although Adam and Eve are close, they are also close to evil. Adam’s hand is on his heart and his eyes are directed towards the piece of fruit in Eve’s hand. This implies that Adam is attempting to reason with Eve. However, in so doing, Adam is also in close proximity to evil which is represented by the serpent. Therefore, Adam is letting his relationship with Eve draw him closer to Evil. Milton’s De Doctrina describes God as being the ultimate embodiment of goodness . Consequently, by drawing close to the embodiment of evil, Adam and Eve are drawing away from God. This interplay of relationships goes against the ideal form of interpersonal relationship in the doctrine of the Trinity. In this case, although Adam and Eve are close together as a unit, they have distanced themselves from God by placing themselves near evil. Therefore, Masolino is able to show an unhealthy type of interpersonal …show more content…
According to E. M. W. Tillyard, “the besetting sin of all humanity; fear of standing alone … is a sin only in the man, for it is not woman’s function to stand alone” (450). The categorization of man’s fear of loneliness as a sin implies that the real sin committed is involved with the type of relationships that a man prioritizes. Tillyards statement means that the prioritization of a man’s relationship with other people over his relationship with God is a sin. Milton’s work depicts this sin as the sin of Adam. In book nine, Adam addresses Eve after she tells him of her disobedience towards God and just before he also disobeys God. He states “how can I live without thee, how forgo- / Thy sweet converse and love so dearly joined- / To live again in These wild woods forlorn?” (9.908-910). In this scenario, Adam’s reason for disobeying God centers around his view of life without Eve. His usage of the word “forlorn” shows that Adam would consider paradise lonely without Eve. Adam’s inclusion of a rhetorical question in his statement also makes it clear that he cannot fully envision a future where Eve is not present. Thus, his fear of loneliness resulting from his fear of losing Eve is his rational for disobeying God. Therefore, Milton implies that the problem with the way that Adam interacted with Eve was not the content of the interaction, but the