As several of my classmates have pointed out thus far, the story of Adam and Eve has been influential in starkly contrasting opinions on gender, sex, and sexuality. From groups like the CDD using Biblical passages to support gendered violence, to sexualized marketing created for a myriad of products, the Bible's first celeb couple is constantly employed as corroboration. Here's my question, can everyone, or anyone, be right? Basically, was the Biblical story of Adam and Eve originally meant to convey a specific message about marital roles and sexuality, which would mean the original message of the passage would be the 'right' way to think about these topics and others would be wrong. Or, was the story meant to purely focus on the creation of humans and original sin as forbidden (nonsexual) knowledge, meaning the Biblical passage shouldn't be support for arguments about sexuality, etc.
I tend to think that the originally intended message of Adam and Eve's story probably had more to do with gender roles and marital roles than with sex and sexuality, but you could certainly make the argument that they were trying to send other messages as well. Over all, I think most uses of the Adam and Eve story are confusing any original message badly, and it's fascinating to see how each group does it with the utmost assurance.
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