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Giving Bible readers what God said not what translators think God meant
The Bible presents one human family from one original pair, and that doctrine remains intellectually coherent, scripturally grounded, and morally powerful.
Adam and Eve were real historical persons, not allegorical figures, and Scripture grounds sin, death, marriage, and redemption in their actual existence.
The historicity of Adam and Eve is critical to Christian theology, supporting doctrines of sin, redemption, and humanity’s origins.
Was Adam merely an allegorical (fictional) person? Were the events recorded in the Bible Book of Genesis true and historical? And if so, who was he, and when did he live? Was the Garden of Eden a real historical place? How long were Adam and Eve In the Garden of Eden before they sinned?
