[metmom]

We have the story. Whatever HAD to be, what we are told is that the serpent approached Eve. Eve ate and persuaded Adam to eat.

Eve was deceived. She was the weaker vessel being a woman. It was Adam's responsibility to protect her and he didn't. Therefore the blame is his.

And nowhere does it say that Eve PERSUADED him to eat. She gave to him, as he was with her, and then he ate.

He was with her. He watched the whole conversation with Satan and did NOTHING to stop it. He listened to the conversation, heard her misquote what God told him, and he watched her eat. What on earth kind of husband would watch his wife be tempted by Satan and not stop it and then watch her eat to see if anything happened to her before deciding to eat himself. He let her be the guinea pig. When nothing happened to her, he no doubt thought it would be safe to partake himself.

Nice guy.

[MarkBsnr]

We have the story. Whatever HAD to be, what we are told is that the serpent approached Eve. Eve ate and persuaded Adam to eat.

Eve was deceived. She was the weaker vessel being a woman. It was Adam's responsibility to protect her and he didn't. Therefore the blame is his.

So if you are driving a car and get into an accident, it is your husband's fault?

[marbren]

I know God told Adam not to eat. Did God tell Eve or did Adam tell Eve ?

[Mad Dawg]

And nowhere does it say that Eve PERSUADED him to eat.

Well, my wife doesn't really persuade me to move the couch, but somehow it's me that ends up moving it-- and then wondering why everything is different.

He watched the whole conversation with Satan and did NOTHING to stop it.

It doesn't say that either. The text is pretty sparse.