Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoTIL although the idea that Adam and Eve ate an apple is common, the Book of Genesis never mentions the identity of the forbidden fruit.www.rutgers.eduexternal-linkmessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1384arrow-down19
arrow-up1375arrow-down1external-linkTIL although the idea that Adam and Eve ate an apple is common, the Book of Genesis never mentions the identity of the forbidden fruit.www.rutgers.eduDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square102fedilink
minus-squareruko24linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoYou should check out the book Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. He points out the importance of the name of the tree and has really interesting anthropological theories regarding the origin of the Adam and Eve story.
You should check out the book Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. He points out the importance of the name of the tree and has really interesting anthropological theories regarding the origin of the Adam and Eve story.