Why is the story of the creation of Adam important to followers of this religion?

Answer 1

Without Adam and Eve eating from the fruit, there wouldn't be any sin in our world. They caused a dramatic change in everything from that point on forward. Plus, if you think about it, they're the first people to have kids, so they're like our great, great, great etc.. grandparents!

Answer 2

Leon R. Kass (The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis) suggests looking at the purpose of the story of Adam, rather than trying to fit him into history as a real person. For example, the story of eating of the tree of knowledge and then banishment from the Garden of Eden tells of the folly of disobeying God.

Answer 3

Belief in the story of the creation of Adam is important to many because if it is accepted as not literally true, it raises the question of how many other stories in The Bible are not literally true. Far better to believe in the story of the creation of Adam, against all evidence, than to have your faith begin to unravel.

Luke's Gospel says that Joseph was descended from Adam, so if there was no real Adam, the entire genealogy was fabricated. The epistles also mention Adam.

The story of the creation of Adam is also important to Western Christians, particularly Catholics, because of the notion of original sin. If there was no Adam and no Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, then there can be no 'fall' and therefore no original sin that required the crucifixion of Jesus for its forgiveness.

Answer 4

A:The story of Adam and Eve is important because it provides a religious explanation for the origin of humans.

The story of Adam and Eve is also important to some Christians because it explains the origin of 'original sin'. This concept does not exist in Judaism.

Answer 5

Because that is what the Bible says, and if you believe in any part of the Bible, you should believe all of it, because Christians believe that the Bible is the word of God.