"Eve gave the fruit to her husband who was with her, and he ate it." I remember when i was in college and one of the guys i was rooming with at the time and i were talking about this. We were assigned to read a theology book by one of the major denominations as part of a class. The chapter was on sin and the fall of man. I don't remember exactly how it was stated but i remember the basic gist of the argument. It talked about how Eve had stepped out of the cover of her husband's instruction, and had fallen into temptation and sin. She was alone with the serpent, allowed the temptation to gain her attention and focus, and succumbed to it. It also mentioned that Adam had been in another part of the garden when the fall occurred and was not privy to the situation. It was a decision Eve made on her own. The theology book quoted the text of Genesis 3 vs 1-6 and ended with "She also gave to her husband". I remember my roommate and i at the time looking at that, shaking our heads in confusion. The chapter had just finished saying that Eve had been alone, but what was quoted conveniently stopped right smack dab before the words "who was with her".She was not alone. Her husband was not far away. If he wasn't right next to her, he was certainly nearby. Why does this matter? It matters a great deal because if he was nearby, he may have had every chance of keeping the fall from occurring. There is a distinct possibility that he could have been there when all of this occurred, and instead of stepping in to stop the situation he allowed it to play out. In which case he failed as the leader and the head. He was the one who had received the direct instruction and it was his responsibility to pass on that instruction and ensure that it was followed. So the initial failure and fall was possibly as much his fault as hers.
So what's the point? Why is this important? What does this have to do with us?
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Here is the problem, men taking responsibility for women's actions. Eve took the apple from the serpent on her own accord, God did give her, her own mind. She was responsible for her actions and suffered the consequence-the pain of giving birth. What about Adam? Adam is not responsible for his actions. He took the apple from Eve on his own accord, using his own mind and his consequences-to toil in the fields for his family. So the fall of man was due to woman, I find that comment pretty prideful, dysfunctional, and with the lack of responsibility you might expect from a non-believer, not someone who supposidly loves and respects his partner (and her gender).
"What about Adam? Adam is not responsible for his actions."
Where did you come up with this? Nowhere is that stated in what i said.
The only thing i can think is that you are taking my ending comment "So the initial failure and fall was possibly as much his fault as hers." as my saying that Adam had no responsibility in ANY of the fall. I have not yet looked at the next part, Adam receiving from Eve and taking for himself.
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