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Daft · 05-19-2005, 01:52 PM

I think someone is getting really confused with the Bible and the story of Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve were not simply two people. Adam and Eve are plural - God created men and women. Adam and Eve were the "cavemen" you are thinking of.

Actually, Genesis says God created woman twice. Genesis 1:27 says "God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them." It says he created THEM and that they were MALE and FEMALE. Genesis 2:21-23 has God creating woman again! "So the LORD God cast a deep sleep on the man, and while he was asleep, he took out one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. The LORD God then built up into a woman the rib that he had taken from the man. When he brought her to the man, the man said: "This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; This one shall be called 'woman,' for out of 'her man' this one has been taken."

The story of Adam and Eve was never to be taken literally. The story of Adam and Eve helps explains our relationship with God. St Augustine said that the stories of the Old Testament are hidden prophesies of the New Testament.

05-19-2005, 01:52 PM	#35 (permalink)
Daft Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 105	I think someone is getting really confused with the Bible and the story of Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve were not simply two people. Adam and Eve are plural - God created men and women. Adam and Eve were the "cavemen" you are thinking of. Actually, Genesis says God created woman twice. Genesis 1:27 says "God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them." It says he created THEM and that they were MALE and FEMALE. Genesis 2:21-23 has God creating woman again! "So the LORD God cast a deep sleep on the man, and while he was asleep, he took out one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. The LORD God then built up into a woman the rib that he had taken from the man. When he brought her to the man, the man said: "This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; This one shall be called 'woman,' for out of 'her man' this one has been taken." The story of Adam and Eve was never to be taken literally. The story of Adam and Eve helps explains our relationship with God. St Augustine said that the stories of the Old Testament are hidden prophesies of the New Testament.