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gengwall

2010-03-04

  1. Adam’s classification of Eve differs from that of the animals in that Eve was first classified by God. With the animals, Adam’s classification was the first utterance of the word which Adam called each animal. But with Eve, “woman” had already been designated by God. Adam simply reiterated, in his expression of joy, what God had already declared. So Adam didn’t really engage in the act of classifying Eve at all.

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Adam Names Eve

2010-02-20