Did Eve sin before Adam? When responding to the serpent's temptation to eat the forbidden fruit, Eve says that one must not touch it (Gen 3:2-3).
In this, Eve appears to embellish upon God's clear command that one must not eat from the tree (Gen 2:17).
Did Eve add to God's command, becoming the first legalist? Was this an innocent mistake? Or is the answer altogether different? Jeffrey J.
Niehaus tackles this issue head-on in When Did Eve Sin? Though many co.
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| God's clear command that one must not eat from the tree (gen 2 | 17) |
Lexham Press When did eve sin?: the fall and biblical historiography, paperback/jeffrey niehaus
