by hosadoo on December 20th, 2011

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what kind of tree was the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the garden of eden?

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  • by HShawaybei on December 21st, 2011

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    None of the above. I'll explain why. Knowing Good and Bad did not refer to the realisation of actually coming to know sin, or sin by experience. It was also nothing to do with sex. Adam and Eve knew what sin and doing bad was, God talked directly to him for a long time before they sinned. Also Eve said to the snake that if she ate it she would die, so she knew there would be a repercussion to something she did even a child can work out that would be a very bad thing to do. God said (to pre-human Jesus) "they have become like us knowing good and bad", so it does not mean sin by experience, since God has never sinned. It means something far more universal than some sort of sexual sin. Knowing Good and Bad means "worship of one's own reasoning ability as being greater than that of God" or in simpler words "deciding for yourself what is right and wrong rather than what God says". If you use this as the framework for the entire bible you will make some interesting finds throughout.

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  • by Snatchsquach on December 21st, 2011
    voted: Sex

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    The tree was, and is, a family tree. Two lines of descendants, from Cain (Lucifer's family tree), and from Seth (Adamic, from God, down through Christ's family tree). ie: First creation peoples, and second creation peoples.
    If you read Genesis very carefully, you will see that there were people already on this planet, beside Adam and Eve. The real story is amazing! Forget the apple propaganda!

  • by fal10000 on December 28th, 2011

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    Well, I think it can also be symbolic of whatever your personal forbidden fruit is, but I will admit that the desire for special knowledge, knowledge that only the deity could have and I can't is irresistable. Some forbidden fruits can be resisted but... I doubt it would be possible to resist that one. I'm not much of a Bible-believer though, but the symbolism is interesting. As far as sex goes, Christianity is so prudish with it I think literally believing that just makes you want to engage in more sexual activities that are forbidden by god since Christians act like sex is a cardinal sin in some cases. I think the Bible can be used to manipulate people to be honest... persecute homosexuals, etc...

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  • by fal10000 on December 28th, 2011

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  • by ""Account Closed"" on December 28th, 2011

    None of the above. The Bible doesn't say what sort of tree it was. Some say that it was a fig tree because Adam and Eve made aprons or coverings of fig leaves to cover themselves. Although it's possible, it is still speculation. People need to allow the clear teaching of Scripture to shine forth instead of attempting to add too it their own private interpretation or doctrines as taught by their church or leader.

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  • by seahorse on December 21st, 2011

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    . In the garden of Eden, God employed two trees for symbolic purposes: “the tree of life” and “the tree of the knowledge of good and bad.” Failure to respect God’s decree concerning the latter brought man’s fall.—Ge 2:9, 16, 17; 3:1-24.
    The significance of “the tree of the knowledge of good and bad” and of the restriction placed on its fruit has often been incorrectly viewed as relating to the sexual act between the first human pair. This view is contradicted by God’s plain command to them as male and female to “be fruitful and become many and fill the earth.” (Ge 1:28) Rather, by standing for “the knowledge of good and bad” and by God’s pronouncement decreeing it to be out-of-bounds for the human pair, the tree became a symbol of God’s right to determine or set the standards for man as to what is “good” (approved by God) and what is “bad” (condemned by God). It thus constituted a test of man’s respect for his Creator’s position and his willingness to remain within the area of freedom decreed by God, an area that was by no means cramped and that allowed for the greatest enjoyment of human life. Therefore, to violate the boundaries of the prohibited area by eating of “the tree of the knowledge of good and bad” would be an invasion of or a revolt against God’s domain and authority

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  • by Thadeus Quintus Lesbotron on December 28th, 2011

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    None of the above, it was imaginary.

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