Wow, it is hard to keep an open mind while reading Genesis chapter 3. Every time it try to approach the chapter I can feel my mind being influenced by everything I have been taught. My professor was right that I was making assumptions about the text about the characters and their situation. For example, the text never said that Adam, Eve or God were perfect. These are things mentioned in later passages in the Bible and from sources outside the Bible. I also made assumptions about the two trees at the center of the garden. Although I am still having difficulty reading this text without letting myself be influenced by the rest of the Bible or what I have been taught, I am left with more questions about the text.
Why did Adam and the woman disobey?
What is the tree of life?
Why were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil created?
Why were Adam and the woman ashamed of their nakedness? To what were their eyes opened to and how did they view the world before they ate the fruit?
Who is the "us" in verse 22?
Why did eating the forbidden fruit carry such a huge penalty?
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