Re: I didn't think Adam had the capacity for error until Eve was created...

From: George Murphy (gmurphy@raex.com)
Date: Wed Jan 22 2003 - 15:22:04 EST

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    sheila-mcginty@geotec.net wrote:
    >
    > "Perfect" may just be semantics. God said Adam and Eve were "good." Without
    > looking up the original Hebrew, I do not know if that actually means perfect;
    > however, the Bible does say that they were without sin. Does this mean
    > perfect?

            Neither _tobh_ nor _tobh meoth_ mean "perfect". They mean "good" and "very
    good" but neither concept implies perfection. If everything had been perfect in the
    beginning there would have been no command to be fruitful & multiply.
            & to be precise "Adam & Eve" as individuals are not called "good" in the
    2d creation story. That language applies to _adham_ as humanity in the 1st creation
    story.
            & since not all error is sinful, sinlessness does not imply freedom from error.
                    

                                                            Shalom,
                                                            George

    George L. Murphy
    gmurphy@raex.com
    http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/

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