Do you believe that Adam and Eve could be a generic, metaphoric account of ALL "primative men"?

Question

This should be Question 26., but I'm done with that.

Would it not be feasable to assume that there IS a generic situation that could apply to all sentients upon the dawn of their race? Consider this:

When a new sentient life form is created (no matter how) they are the first of their kind. If they are not in an area that can satisfy all of their needs, they will die. If the area is hostile, filled with predators, or if there is no food, the new life form will not survive, but obviously humanity did. There also has to be a male AND a female, similar to one another, sexually compatable, attractive to one another, and one should be recessive, not too independant, not too strong minded, in order for the two to successfully breed and have offspring that will also survive.

These first beings would have a unique opportunity: take steps to ensure that their decendants never war with or oppose one another, and that they work for the betterment of the family. Of course if they don't....

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Answer 1

I believe a great deal of ancient manuscripts have an underlying truth to them...For example many scripts written in the past were in coded form to protect scribes from being persecuted. Biblical metaphors are another example of this. There is a great deal of knowledge in the Bible. Reading the Bible does not do it justice, one has to truly decipher it to know what the ancients have passed on...

Answer 2

Makes about as much sense as anything else I've heard. Maybe a lot more, in fact.

I personally have never believed that creationism and evolution are mutually exclusive concepts. I believe that Adam and Eve are merely symbolic of the first humans on earth, of which there were many who probably evolved over whatever time period a "day" is to God.

Answer 3

YES! Adam and Eve grew up in the Father's garden and learned life's basic lessons. At puberty, they covered themselves and became curious about the outside world. Father let them go as all fathers must, to learn first hand about Life, but knowing that their Father is always available to them in time of need.

That is the lesson of the entire Torah. Be courageous and go forward, knowing that your Father is always there for guidance and support.

We can learn from the Torah that all parents are obligated to be "god" to their children. If we learn from the stories of the dysfunctional families in the Torah, perhaps we won't make the same mistakes. Perhaps we'll learn to treat our children equally, and perhaps we'll learn to get over our sibling rivalry. Perhaps we can all learn to work with God to bring Peace on Earth!

Shalom

Answer 4

No, Jesus made specific mention of the creation of man and woman (Mark 10:6) and Christ is referred to as the "new" Adam. They are spoken of throughout the Bible as real people and listed in the genealogies of the Old Testament.

Answer 5

The story of Adam and Eve is symbolic for the transition each of us makes from innocence to adulthood, mystically tied to ancient creation mythology.

Answer 6

I think that you are absolutely right! The bible speaks of Adam and Eve metaphorically. It is a story to explain the first existance of humans. It is not to be read literally.

Answer 7

That's a nice fable, but you're just making it up.

Fact is you weren't there to see what happened, but God was. Whe God revealed the pentatuch to Moses, he revealed the account of Adam and Eve just as it was.

Book of Genesis is an eyewitness account of the events of creation.

Answer 8

In Hebrew, the word "Hebrew" means "people." Adam and Eve were the first Hebrews, but not the first humans.

Answer 9

Man, you have been eating too much cat food.

Answer 10

yes, of course