Eve asked him to come with her, so the way I read what happened is that he ate it due to his love…
But the way it is currently written, and how I interpreted it, Adam followed what Eve asked, so God punishing him for what SHE wanted…
Eve asked him to come with her, so the way I read what happened is that he ate it due to his love for her and not out of his own selfish desire to be with her. So, having God punish Adam for being selfish seemed uncalled for. Unless your point is to show that love for a partner is wrong. If so, that would have been an excellent opportunity for a convers…
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