Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Norman Cohn <normanncohn AT yahoo.com.br>]

Hi, Karl.

 

Thanks for the reply.

 

Right. But let me put it this way: for Adam to be able to deliberately put himself under the curse out of his love for Eve, he'd have to know that she had been cursed. He could know that:

 

1) by listening to Eve talk to the serpent;

2) by watching the scene unfold from afar;

3) by being told about what had happened;

4) by otherwise having an intuiton that Eve had eaten the forbidden fruit;

 

Now, at this point, some scholars would say that "immah" in that context most probably means that Adam was on Eve's side when she was addressed by the serpent, thus rendering not only unlikely, but impossible the interpretation of those who see in Eve the figure of the temptress.

 

What do you think?

 

Best regards.

 

Norman Cohn,

SP - Brazil.