Tree of the knowledge of good and evil

the world in a structured and logical manner, across 6 days, asserts the sense of order embedded within Genesis. On the seventh day, the author states, “And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good” (Gen 1.31). By God creating a world which is ‘very good’ through order, he illustrates a supernatural relationship between humanity and himself. This divine partnership is inherent to any logical explanation for creation, such as…

Genesis 3-11 tells us how humanity constantly sinned against God by distorting the original perfect image God had made in Genesis 1 and 2. A question I’m curious about is who wrote the book of Genesis? Who did Noah tell after the flood who would have recorded this story of the flood in Genesis many years later? I learned that Adam lived to be 930 years old which is awesome because I never knew how long he lived after the fall. When the scriptures say that God created us in His image, it does…

Good and Evil The separation of good and evil has been argued about for as long as humankind can remember. To truly be good, a person would have to know the difference between the two. In my opinion, good behavior is being kind, considerate, and fair. Evil behavior, in the other hand is when someone uses wickedness, selfishness, or greed to affect others. “Good” is filled with purpose to help others, while “Evil” is the opposite of good, going against all positive influence. I believe the…

Many characters represent an important part from the story of Adam and Eve. In the Bible, God creates the world and places Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. God gives them one rule that they could eat from any tree, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. (New International Version, Gen. 2.17). A serpent tempts Eve with the fruit saying she will be as knowledgeable as God. After Eve eats the fruit she convinces Adam to eat the fruit. Throughout, Adam and Eve are…

Every great story has a villain; they serve a purpose, create a conflict, and in the end leave a message for the reader to learn from. Usually from the start, villains are straight to the point with their intentions, yet some villains often pose as a friend and someone that can be trusted in order to spread their hate towards others for their own benefit. The villains that hide who they really are typically make for some of the most captivating stories and some of the greatest lessons for life.…

conflicts going on throughout the book, which is evil versus good. The author includes detailed descriptions of the characters and the setting to help the reader truly understand everything going on in the novel. There…

where Adam and Eve defied the order of God and ate of The Knowledge’s Tree of Good and Evil (Genesis 2 and 3). Since Adam spoke to all of humankind, when he trespassed, all of humanity fell with him and Eve (Romans 5:12). Because Adam caved in at a weak moment in his life, he opened the door to all sin for all of man, and thus man became a fallen being needing a Savior to bring them back to a right covenant with God. “But of the tree of the…

In Genesis, there is a considerable amount of deception; some of which go unpunished. Only the patriarchs are able to lie while God does nothing to condemn them. For the patriarchs, the act of lying seems to be promoted as they continue to gain riches and complete their goals from the lies they have told others, especially those in power. On the other hand, those who God does not favor lie are severely punished, especially if their lie is meant to harm sacred humans such as Abraham, Jacob, and…

against St. Augustine and St. Jerome. Caelestius’ approach is very philosophical but theological at the same time, to an extent where it could be deceiving. One of his arguments was that, if God made man good and commanded him to be good, it would blasphemous to say that man is evil and incapable of good. Another argument was that God would be unjust if sin was something man could not avoid, and God is just therefore sin can be avoided. As mentioned previously, St. Augustine and St. Jerome…

Genesis 2 and 3 might seem that it focuses on the creation of the world as we know. However, if we look beyond this storyline, we can see that Genesis 2 and 3 is actually about how God tests Mankind. The testing is not to see Mankind fail, but rather, how Mankind can improve. Throughout the entirety of Genesis 2 and 3, we see that The Garden of Eden was made by God that one may test Mankind. We can see this through the order of creation, how Mankind gets tested, and from how the punishments are…