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Fall (religion) - Definition and Overview |
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In Christian theology the fall is the notion that the original sin of Adam and Eves disobedience of God in the Garden of Eden brought about various changes in the perfectly created world, including illness, strife and death. It is a widely interpreted concept with many implications for other elements of theology.
Felix Culpa (the fortunate fall)
One interpretation of the doctrine of the fall is both necessary in order that God's plan for humanity be fulfilled and justified in the greater scheme of things.
However the "Fall" is a never mentioned in the Old Testament, it is a post-biblical addition to the text. And when one talks about the fall they not only read into the text, they also bring in "a bag of non-scriptural ideas" to the text, at least as far as Genesis 3 is concerned.
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