Cheryl Schatz

Mark,
You said:

It is not only comps who believe that Adam must have reported the prohibition to Eve.

That is because this is the tradition that has been passed on by comps. When egals are given the evidence they are free to reject the tradition.

2. The narrative also shows Eve’s ‘desire’ to become wise (Gen 3:6). The word here desire is the same that is used in the Ten commandments- translated do not ‘covet’(Ex 20:17). This is not a ‘good’ thing. Her desire for the fruit is negative showing her rejection of God’s truth.

The desire for wisdom is not negative unless one goes outside of God’s way. The context shows that she has become deceived and a word is to be defined by the context. We will evaluate the context of the other “desire” shortly.