Greek Knowledge Between Adam And Eve

Dated back to the 10th century B.C., the story of Adam and Eve is told in Genesis chapters 2 and 3 of the Christian Bible. The creation is the main focus of chapter 2 and their fall and punishment is the main focus in chapter 3. God creates Adam in his image from mud, he blows to his face and gives him life. God presents all of the animals of the land to Adam and he is not satisfied, so God created Eve out of Adams rib as a companion and helper for him, and he is satisfied with Gods work. God commands Adam and Eve to not eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. But, the serpent persuades Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, and she persuades Adam to do so as well. After they eat the forbidden fruit they realize they are naked

Milton’s Paradise Lost has been praised as being the greatest English epic of all time, most stunningly in its author's depiction of the parents of humanity, Adam and Eve. How Milton chose to portray the original mother and father has been a focus of much criticism with contemporary readers. One of the main subjects of these comments is in reference to Eve, who, according to many, is a trivial character that is most definitely inferior to her mate. Nonetheless, many do not recognize that, after the fateful Fall, she becomes a much more evolved character. When Eve is introduced to the storyline of the epic, her character is shallow and extremely undeveloped, meant simply for display. She is quite firmly set as being inferior to her mate

With this in mind, it is clear that the author was implying how Eve or females in general, are unintelligent where they became gullible to the point that they are persuaded to do things that have major consequences as the result. Moreover, with her excessive curiosity of obtaining the knowledge when consuming the apple from the forbidden tree made her unaware to the punishment that will surely come when she devours it. With this, the author wants to point out to the people how they are incapable of logical thought for their actions are solely based on their emotions. With these, people are able to conclude that women don’t think before they act, while men can manipulate others that verify their intellect. As a matter of fact, this ignorant similar persona can be seen in the Onondaga story also. Specifically at the part where the Ancient Chief’s wife leaned over to look down the whole that seems like a bottomless pit or an abyss where she holds on to the tip of a branch to not fall over the pit. Likewise to the first point to how females are described to be ignorant, the Ancient Chief’s wife also acquires that characteristic where she shows the lack of knowledge that the tip of the branch is not enough to support her from falling. Besides the tip of the branch is the weakest part of a tree and is said to be very brittle and weak.

Viewed as inferior women, Blood Moon and Eve never receive knowledge directly; rather their male counterparts reinterpret and provide them with knowledge after reinterpreting it. The narrator of Paradise Lost establishes Eve as “Not equal” (Milton IV.296) to Adam, her male complement. Blood Moon, too, dwells in a world where male lords gather, “[share] their thoughts” (Popol Vuh 99), and decide her fate—as a powerless woman, she has no say in her future. In both stories, men govern their world and their word is law. Due to the nature of these patriarchal worlds, the men dole knowledge out piece meal to the women—the knowledge is never available. For example, Adam explains to Eve the rules of the universe. He claims God to “Be infinitely good” and that “[he] rais’d us from the dust…/ In all this happiness” (Milton IV. 412, 416-417). Eve does not decide her own emotions; even something so personal is told to her by Adam. She owns nothing, not even herself. Similarly, Blood Moon’s father “retold” the “account of the fruit of the tree” (Popol Vuh 98). The storyteller opts to enlighten her father—the male—over Blood Moon.

It is interesting to note that Adam and Eve are mentioned in all the Judaeo religions including Islam. In the Qur’an Adam is regarded as a prophet (a person spoken to by God). Eve is mentioned ad Hawwa, his wife. In this version when Adam came to life, God sent a number of angels to fetch clay from the earth to form him and they took the clay from a variety of sources to signify the variety in human beings. Their version of Satan is Iblis who refuses to bow down to Adam when God orders the angels to do so and is banished from heaven

and as man’s other. This is how Eve was seen as the fall of man. “Yet looking upon her as

In the beginning, God created the heavens, and the Earth. The angels, and the humans. The sky, the land, the sea. Plants and animals. When he created humans he instructed them to protect and nurture the world. Adam and Eve were the very first protectors of the garden, and the earth. they would never reach their full potential, as Lucifer the angel saw it, he wanted to help them. He told Adam and Eve to eat from the tree and They would be free to do as she wanted in the world she could choose her destiny.

A. “The allusion to pagan fable that most haunts views of Milton's Eve is her Narcissus-like behavior when, fresh from her Creator's hand, she pauses at the verge of the mirror lake attracted by her own reflection and has to be called twice: first by God, who leads her to Adam, and then, as she starts back toward the softer beauty of the face in the lake, by Adam himself.” (McColley 63).

According to Hutchins, Bradstreet’s view of Eve shifts in her poem “In Honour of that High and Mighty Princess, Queen Elizabeth, of Most Happy Memory” when she expresses her approval of Queen Elizabeth (48). He states that Queen Elizabeth displays great scientia when she governs, a quality that is said for women to lack (48), and Queen Elizabeth achieved what Eve failed to regarding wisdom. By showcasing how true can wisdom can be achieved, Hutchins argues, Bradstreet’s view of Eve turns to a view of a woman who simply took the wrong approach to gaining wisdom who should be remembered for the error in the Fall of Man (48).

However, they rebel and sin enters the world after a serpent tricks Eve into questioning God’s love and motives. In her gullible innocence, she ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 3). Eve shared the fruit with Adam and they spiritually and physically die. This was catastrophic to Gods Order and led to the condemnation of all human beings (Roman 5:18). Immediately, they

We can see the poem deals with the entire story of man's fall from grace, including background for Satan's motives. In Paradise Lost, Eve was tricked by Satan, who assumed the form of a serpent, into eating from the Tree of Knowledge. Satan had whispered into her ear when she was asleep, and when he spoke to her later, he used his cunning to mislead her:

First, Eve was able to convince Adam to eat the fruit from the forbidden Tree of Knowledge. Although Adam was cold and bitter that Eve disobeyed God’s orders, he said that “We [Adam and Eve] are one, One flesh: to lose thee were to lose myself” (Milton 223). Eve agrees Adam by saying, “One heart, one soul in both whereof good proof This day affords, declaring thee resolved Rather than death or aught than death more dread Shall separate us, linked in love so dear” (223). Their companionship is so strong that they find it unbearable to lose the other. Their human nature has drawn them together as one in their companionship. It is evident through these lines in the poem that their companionship was completely equal and

own powers. Yet according to the NIV Bible the story of Adam and Eve goes quite

Adam was the image and glory of God, Eve the glory of a man. While Eve may have been created inferior, she is well developed within the poem. When Eve is created, her first action is to follow a stream and “...to look into the clear/Smooth lake, that to me seemed another sky” (4.458-59). This action has been interpreted as vanity, but it is perhaps more of an innocent action. It is not unreasonable to assume that looking at a reflection of yourself for the first time would be captivating. Eve had no way of knowing that the figure was herself so it is less of a vain action.

As Book VIII of John Milton’s Paradise Lost begins, the “new-waked” human Adam ponders the nature of the universe and the motion of the stars (ll. 4-38). When Adam has finished his speech, Milton takes the opportunity to describe Eve, who is listening nearby. We find Eve reclining in the Garden, but with grace, not laziness: “she sat retired in sight,/With lowliness majestic from her seat” (41-42). This “lowliness majestic” is the central phrase to understanding Eve’s character—she is both humble and glorious. Everything that beholds her is captivated by her “grace that won who saw to wish her stay” (43). Even in this paradise, every other beautiful creation is drawn to Eve. She walks