Subject: Are we all descendants of Adam and Eve? |
Bible Note: Greetings Just Read Mark! I have two major problems with the approach to Genesis that you have advocated. 1) There isn't anything in the text to indicate that it is a 'mythic' account. I have read many of the 'mythic' creation accounts of ancient cultures. They tend to be very fantastic. The Genesis creation account is not like them at all. What is the textual difference between the creation account and the historical narratives of Abraham? 2) There are also many theological issues tied into the reality of the man Adam. For instance, are these New Testament verses about Adam also mythical? a) Luke 3:38 - "the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God." This NT verse specifically says that Seth was the son of a man named Adam. b) 1 Tim. 2:13 - "For Adam was formed first, then Eve." c) Jude 14 - "Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: 'See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones'" This passage details that Enoch lived 7 generations from the man Adam. Finally, Rom. 5:12-21 is based entirely upon the reality of a man named Adam who sinned. Simply put my friend, the New Testament treats Adam as exactly what Genesis says that he was - a man created from the dust of the earth by God, who sinned against God, and who brought sin and condemnation into the world. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |