Part B of the Adam and Eve unit tells a story of Adam and Eve after being sent out from the Garden. This eviction was caused after Satan came to Eve in the form of a serpent and convinced her to eat the fruit of the Tree of Good and Evil. I wonder how this narrative would play out if it were instead Satan who was the one banished from the Garden to live in the Cave of Treasures. Would God show pity and mercy to Satan as he does to Adam and Eve?
Another thing I note about these stories is how depressed Adam and Eve become after being ostracized from God's presence. Thrice Adam ends his own life, only to be revived by God. An odd parallel that comes to mind is that of a drug addict. People will cut out drug addicts from their life while still showing pity. The drug addicts will make mistake after mistake, desperate for the mercy of those he or she once had in their own life. And just as God promises Adam that he will bring him back into the Garden after 5,500 days, people will, too, promise to rekindle relationships with drug addicts if they are to overcome their habits.
One thing I note as Adam exits the Cave of Treasures is that he believes the sun to be God. This interests me because the sun is often believed to be a god in many cultures and religions. Shortly thereafter, Adam and Eve encounter the serpent Satan. After attempting to kill Adam and Eve, Satan was noted as being thrown to India. I wonder if anything comes about of his arrival there. I also wonder if this passage refers to the land we currently know as India.
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Bibliography: The Forgotten Book of Eden, edited by Rutherford H. Platt, Jr. (1926)
Image: God the Father with His Right Hand Raised in Blessing, by Girolamo dai Libri, via Wikimedia Commons
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