Once upon a time, God created a beautiful forest called the Garden of Eden. In this garden he took soil, made a man out of it and breathed life into it. God called him Adam. God brought all the animals of the forest to Adam to name them. Later, God saw that Adam was lonely, so God made Adam sleep and took a rib out of him. He turned that rib into a woman. Adam named the woman Eve. They didn't even know they were naked! God told them they could eat any fruit in the forest, except the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. If they ate that fruit, they would die that day. One day, a talking snake asked Eve if they couldn't eat any of the fruit. She said no, just not that fruit, because they would die. The talking snake said they would not die, they would know good and evil. Adam and Eve ate the fruit, saw they were naked, and hid themselves. God came walking through the forest and said where are you? He knew. God made them leave, so they wouldn't eat from the Tree of Life.
2007-09-04 12:54:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Very clever, Da Mick, except for this important point--you made up a whole new story, where all I did was add a "Once upon a time" to the Genesis story. That's what Christians claim to believe. I say it sounds like a fairytale, and you would too, if it was in Mother Goose instead of the Bible.
2007-09-04 13:11:35 · update #1
Yes I do and no it's not a fairytale...oh and by the way...
Thank Jesus!
2007-09-04 18:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by cbmultiplechoice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's like saying" Once upon a time, we were monkeys. And this planet was really Planet of the apes. Doctor Cornelius came up with a revolutionary experiment. He decided to shave himself. Now the other monkeys were jealous, and "The great baboon war" commenced. Then jungle fever hit. All the apes and gorillas starting listening to "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground and getting it on. And Lo! Behold! They gave birth to Darwin. Now Darwin was different from the rest of the monkeys... But that is another story... Tune in next time, dear chosen ones..."
2007-09-04 20:08:39 · answer #2 · answered by Da Mick 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's unfortunate you only think of it as a fairytale. Nice paraphrasing, though.
2007-09-04 20:28:37 · answer #3 · answered by kaz716 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋