Was the Tree of Knowledge in Genesis a real tree or an imaginary tree?

Answer 1

The Tree of Knowledge existed as an actual (physical) tree in the Garden of Eden

Genesis 2:9 -

And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Christians believe that The Bible is inspired and inerrant (without error) as evidenced by archaeological discoveries. Most Christians believe in faith that provides rationale for their viewpoints.

Hebrews 11:1 -

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Answer 2

The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was a mythical, or imaginary, tree. In fact, Leon R. Kass (The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis) says that the Garden of Eden is a purely mythic place. The story originally had a moral purpose and was not intended to be read as a history of the world.

Answer 3

Both. It was an actual tree in which was manifested a spiritual world. It was destroyed in the Flood.