Concept
Adam and Eve
Overview
first man and woman in Abrahamic creation myth
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One of these utterances is this: “Adam and Eve were at first created as one being, having their backs united; they were then separated, and one half was removed and brought before Adam as Eve.” The term mi-ẓalʻotav (lit. “of his ribs”) signifies “of his sides.” The meaning of the word is proved by referring to ẓelʻa, “the side” of the tabernacle (Exod. xxvi.
Moses Maimonides, The guide for the perplexed
States what Adam and Eve is; names Adam and Eve twice.
To man, the most beautiful of God's creatures, who possesses the knowledge of God and is the image of God, in which image shines forth the similitude of the divine nature in an enlightened reason, in righteousness and in wisdom, is now assigned _"dominion."_ Adam and Eve are made rulers of the earth, of the sea and of the air. This dominion is not only committed to them by the design and counsel of God, but by his…
Martin Luther, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1
States what Adam and Eve is; names Adam and Eve twice.
One of the patriarchs, Lot, the nephew of Abraham, receives in his house two angels disguised as pilgrims; the inhabitants of Sodom entertain impure desires of these angels; Lot, who had two daughters promised in marriage, offers to abandon them to the people instead of the two strangers. These young women must have been strangely familiar with evil ways, since the first thing they do after the destruction of their…
Voltaire, Toleration and other essays
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Philosophers who discussed Adam and Eve
- William of Conches
- Augustine of Hippo
- Michelangelo
- Thomas Aquinas
- Voltaire
- Erich Fromm
- Robert Boyle
- C. S. Lewis
- The Art of Loving
Related ideas
- Eusebius
- Jesus
- God in Christianity
- Genesis creation narrative
- Sartor Resartus
- Gnosticism
- Book of Genesis
- Thomas Carlyle
- Human rights
- Abrahamic religions
- Parable
- Judaism
- London
- Wisdom literature
- Muslims
- Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith)
- Oneworld Publications
- Michelangelo
- Mecca
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Origen
- Original sin
- David Bentley Hart
- Pope John Paul II
Opposing perspectives
Place in the tradition
Part of Environmental ethics.