tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222840922445527543.post3874523216519344499..comments2023-05-12T03:40:24.462-07:00Comments on one voice: The Forbidden FruitMelissa Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16645691221964828580noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222840922445527543.post-91318631089216335472008-11-02T10:17:00.000-08:002008-11-02T10:17:00.000-08:00Maddy,Thanks!I was using the adjectives such as "r...Maddy,<BR/>Thanks!<BR/>I was using the adjectives such as "red", "bright", and "gleaming" to give the sensation of hunger for that apple, to just give a peek at how good it looked and how hard it must have been for Adam and Eve.<BR/><BR/>The fruit may have been an apple, as commonly portrayed in story books, but I think thye decided it should be an apple because then children could relate to it. If it was some strange, bizarre fruit such as a pomegranate, a grapefruit, or a kiwi, some kids may not understand.<BR/><BR/>One hunch that I have is that it could have been a pomegranate, but I am not sure. You see, throughout history, other people have translated true Biblical happenings in different ways. There are countless retellings of Noah's flood, for example. In ancient Greece, Persephone was from the earth, but she was trapped in the underworld, and she ate the fruit of the dead, six pomegranate seeds. The meaning goes deeper than this but I don't feel like researching more.<BR/><BR/>Also, almost everyone has seen Snow White, right? Well, what killed her? A gleaming red apple.Melissa Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16645691221964828580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222840922445527543.post-39009232766670748412008-11-01T18:55:00.000-07:002008-11-01T18:55:00.000-07:00I LOVE this post, but I must ask, how do you know ...I LOVE this post, but I must ask, how do you know that the fruit was red? That tree was taken up into heaven so no one except Adam and Eve saw it. For all we know it could be tye-dye. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222840922445527543.post-42997638122378597072008-11-01T13:44:00.000-07:002008-11-01T13:44:00.000-07:00Thanks.I totally agree.Thanks.<BR/>I totally agree.Melissa Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16645691221964828580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222840922445527543.post-53110146193455635402008-10-31T21:45:00.000-07:002008-10-31T21:45:00.000-07:00Nice post...I think you hit the nail on really the...Nice post...I think you hit the nail on really the core of man's depravity, we hunger for things outside of God. Adam and Eve hungered for the forbidden fruit. Today, teens hunger for pleasure and lustful desires. Mankind hungers for everything and anything that goes against God - lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16).lanelareauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218500600864265565noreply@blogger.com