FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

[shosh]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

asian pear

[threehills]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

I think it was a banana. Really. Think of it...it must've been all jungle out there, I don't see apples growing in the Amazon, do you? It must've been a banana. Or a coconut maybe. Coconuts taste really good and are very nutritious - they contain very much all you need to survive.

No chance it was a banana. If it indeed was a "jungle out there" bananas wouldn't be tempting as they would grow all over. An apple, something not indigenous (+1 vocab) to the region would have been much more tempting. Eve wouldn't have been the only one to fall for an apple (Snow white)

[picklemonkey]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

The Book of Enoch 31:4, purporting to be written by the antediluvian prophet Enoch, describes the Tree of Knowledge: "It was like a species of the tamarind tree, bearing fruit which resembled grapes extremely fine; and its fragrance extended to a considerable distance. I exclaimed, How beautiful is this tree, and how delightful is its appearance!" In the Talmud, Rabbi Meir says that the fruit was a grape (Brachot 40a). Some commentators suggest that Eve actually made, and drank, wine.

Also in the Talmud, Rabbi Nechemia says that the fruit was a fig. Adam and Eve used fig leaves to cover themselves after eating the fruit (Genesis 3:7). Perhaps this was because the leaves were nearby, or perhaps it shows God creating the cure before the illness, i.e. the same tree that caused the problem was then used to remedy it. Another explanation lies within the "fruit" of the fig tree, the fig itself, which is not actually a fruit but rather a flower of sorts, serving as the tree's genitalia.

In Western Christian art, the fruit is most commonly depicted as an apple. One possible reason for this arises from a medieval pun. It was a source of humor to monks that the Latin word for evil was similar to the word for apple. Thus it was often said that by eating the malum (apple), Eve contracted malus (evil). There is, however, no textual or historical evidence by which to argue the literalness of this image.



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[unkownartist]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

wasnt the forbidden fruit not all about them not shagging in the garden of eden?

[unkownartist]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

The Book of Enoch 31:4, purporting to be written by the antediluvian prophet Enoch, describes the Tree of Knowledge: "It was like a species of the tamarind tree, bearing fruit which resembled grapes extremely fine; and its fragrance extended to a considerable distance. I exclaimed, How beautiful is this tree, and how delightful is its appearance!" In the Talmud, Rabbi Meir says that the fruit was a grape (Brachot 40a). Some commentators suggest that Eve actually made, and drank, wine.

Also in the Talmud, Rabbi Nechemia says that the fruit was a fig. Adam and Eve used fig leaves to cover themselves after eating the fruit (Genesis 3:7). Perhaps this was because the leaves were nearby, or perhaps it shows God creating the cure before the illness, i.e. the same tree that caused the problem was then used to remedy it. Another explanation lies within the "fruit" of the fig tree, the fig itself, which is not actually a fruit but rather a flower of sorts, serving as the tree's genitalia.

In Western Christian art, the fruit is most commonly depicted as an apple. One possible reason for this arises from a medieval pun. It was a source of humor to monks that the Latin word for evil was similar to the word for apple. Thus it was often said that by eating the malum (apple), Eve contracted malus (evil). There is, however, no textual or historical evidence by which to argue the literalness of this image.



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who cares!!! its all a big lie anyway.

[threehills]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

http://www.adameve.com

[unkownartist]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

http://www.adameve.com

lmao

[picklemonkey]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

I agree it's nothing more than a story. I might even be the least-religious person here... but I still like to know why 33% of the world's population chooses to believe such a ridiculous story. Apparently most of the Christians don't even know what that 'forbidden fruit' was

[shosh]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

I dont think that knowing what the fruit was is pertinent to our salvation.

ridiculous story, sure... to some. to others it is true. God is All-Powerful and Almighty, and therefore anything is possible...

[unkownartist]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

I agree it's nothing more than a story. I might even be the least-religious person here... but I still like to know why 33% of the world's population chooses to believe such a ridiculous story. Apparently most of the Christians don't even know what that 'forbidden fruit' was

people will believe anything anybody tells them about something that they do not understand, i see religeon like a natural fear like a fear of snakes / spiders, what i meen by that is that all religeons no matter how big or small all use the basis of life and death as there main knoledge, for example if ur christian and u die you will goto heaven...in my eyes religeon is just a farse

[picklemonkey]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

I dont think that knowing what the fruit was is pertinent to our salvation.

ridiculous story, sure... to some. to others it is true. God is All-Powerful and Almighty, and therefore anything is possible...

I know it's not pertinent to 'our salvation,' but does that mean it's not important to a Christian? The whole reason we 'have' to praise Jesus and God is because of The Sin. Adam and Eve decided to eat the forbidden fruit, which made us aware of sin (or which gave us the ability to sin, depending on which form of Christianity you follow), which is why every baby is inherently born with sin.

It's not pertinent to our salvation, but you'd think every Christian should know why he/she is immediently condemned to going to hell when they're born.

[unkownartist]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

but you'd think every Christian should know why he/she is immediently condemned to going to hell when they're born.

again its the fear factor

[picklemonkey]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

I understand that... and that's why I think religion is a sham. You shouldn't need to scare people into believing something. (trust God, or go to hell). Especially when they're so afraid of something that they do whatever they can to avoid it, without knowing why they're avoiding it.

[runningman]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

the fruit was a promise of knowledge.. it was just symbolism it doesn't really have anything to do with fruit.

[picklemonkey]

Re: FAO Christians (The forbidden fruit!)

...so Adam and Eve got in trouble for picking and eating an imaginary piece of fruit?