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A-Z: General definitions: Forbidden fruit
Definition
Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (often called an 'apple' although this does not appear in the Bible), which God commanded Adam and Eve not to eat. After being deceived by the serpent, Eve ate the fruit and gave some to Adam who also ate. This first act of disobedience among humankind death and sin into human experience.
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Big idea: Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, 'Second Adam'
The opposite of goodness; thoughts and actions which are in opposition to God's will and result in wrongdoing and harm. That which opposes God.
In Christian tradition the apple became identified as the forbidden fruit of the garden of Eden.
The Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament scriptures inherited from Judaism, together with the New Testament, drawn from writings produced from c.40-125CE, which describe the life of Jesus and the establishment of the Christian church.
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
According to Genesis (the first book of the Old Testament), Adam is the first human being, made in the image / likeness of God, placed in the Garden of Eden and given dominion over the earth.
According to the book of Genesis in the Bible the first woman, said to have been created by God out of Adam's rib, to be his companion.
1. Genesis indicates that death was not part of the orginal plan for human beings but is one of the consequences of the Fall.
2. The death of Jesus is presented as opening up the possibility of reconciliation with God.
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