In Memoriam: Lynn Margulis (Introduction)

by David Turell , Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 05:30 (4744 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

Another thing that is worthy of mention in identifying these little oddities, is that Adam is used to mean both mankind and a specific man. I am a little at odds about how they determine which is which. As for what it all means, I don't know, and to be quite honest all the pieces are still forming into a cohesive pattern that I can't quite put into words yet.

In the recent translation I use it is quite clear that God intended a race of humans to have dominion over all: see 1:28. So the no sex/ expulsion and sex as a theory makes no sense. Also original sin is a Christian theological supposition to my Jewish way of looking at the story.