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Originally Posted by Ghost_Tracker
It says in a footnote in my Mom's Catholic Bible - this was published in 1970 by the way so assuming it's still "policy," it's been that way for some time - something along the lines of how original sin is something we're all born with, automatically, and doesn't hinge on it starting with two specific people.
Here's exact quotes of two of the footnotes, to try to give the general idea:
"According to the highly artificial literary structure of Genesis Chapter 1, God's creative activity is divided into six days to teach the sacredness of the sabbath rest on the seventh day of the Israelite religion."
"[This section] shows how God brought an orderly universe out of primordial chaos."
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Would you be willing to post the quote of the footnote that speaks to original sin occurring without Adam and Eve? The two you posted focus on the literary aspects of the creation process, but they don't deal with Man's need for redemption. I'm really interested to see what it has to say. Thank you
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There's two completely conflicting creation stories in Genesis, you know.
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Would you be able to direct me to the second story here as well? I know that there are two different versions of Eve's origin (one pits her as the subservient creation spawned from Adam's rib; the other casts her in a more equal light), but I've never heard a mention of an entirely separate story.