Although the idea that Adam and Eve ate an apple is common today, the Book of Genesis never mentions the identity of the forbidden fruit. This led to a great deal of speculation among early Jewish and Christian commentators, and several species became popular candidates, such as the fig and the grape, first and foremost, but also the pomegranate and the citron.
Since at least the 17th-century, scholars have agreed that the answer is to be found in a quirk of the Latin language. The Latin word for apple is "malum," which happens to be a homonym of the Latin word for "evil."
Since, the argument goes, the forbidden fruit caused the fall of man and humanity's expulsion from paradise, it is certainly a terrible malum ("evil"). So what fruit is a more likely candidate than the malum, "apple"? This view has become received wisdom and is found in scholarly works across fields and disciplines.
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But there is a certain satisfaction in telling a devout Catholic iPhone user that the first sin was picking the Apple.
ReplyDeleteThe 'fruit of knowledge' was gotten by Adam and Eve before they were ready for said knowledge. It's why the whole Old Testament reads like God dealing with unruly teenagers.
ReplyDeleteThe apple isn't indigenous to Israel "any more".
ReplyDeleteChuckle:
ReplyDeleteWhat's the first thing Adam said to Eve?
"STAND BACK ! I don't know how big thing's gonna get!"