Lucas Cranach The First Sin

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The most complex, and perhaps the most well-known myth in Christianity and Judaism is the fall of Adam and Eve. Created by ancient Hebrew nomads and recorded by Yahwhist (J) as Genisis 3:1-24, this narrative provides religious truth answering fundamental questions regarding the origin of sin. An artistic illustration of this story is Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Adam and Eve (1526), which depicts the moment of the First Sin. The Yahwhist text of Genesis 3:1-26 reflects the social-historical context and the writer’s sexist interpretation the time. This is also evident in Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Adam and Eve (1526). Despite this, the themes of the origin of sin remain the same.

The scripture, Genesis 3:1-24, records the moment of the fall of Adam and Eve. They lived in the Garden of Eden a safe-haven kept by the couple and protected by God. According to (Mc Nally, 2016), ‘There was no…male dominance before the fall.’ This paradise was disrupted however, when Satan adopted the form of a snake, tempting Eve into eating from the Tree of Knowledge, forbidden by God. When Eve ‘…saw that the fruit…was good for food…and desirable for …show more content…
According to (Biblegateway, 2016), Satan’s statement to Eve, “You will be like God” ‘…creates for man a false view of sin by promising him elevation to the level of a

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