Week 4 Story: Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Bibliography: Adam and Eve by Louis Ginzberg myth-folklore-unit-adam-and-eve.html
God wanted to have people on this amazing earth he created. So out of dust he created a women. She was beautiful and had amazing qualities. She was so smart she named all the creatures of the earth and gave them perfect names. She asked God to give her a partner because she did not want to be lonely. So when she was asleep God took a rib out from her body and created a man. He told them that they could multiply themselves for generations to come. So they immediately fell in love.
God told them that they could not eat fruit from a forbidden tree but that everything else they could eat. And one day when they were wandering the garden they came across this tree. There was a serpent on the tree who told them that they could eat the fruit and that it would allow them to tell good things from bad things. So Adam a got tempted and ate the fruit from the tree. Adam told Eve how good the fruit was and Eve listened. She also was tempted and ate the fruit and went against Gods word. God was very disappointed in them. That is what caused people to sin from. They did not obey what God asked them to do and fell for what the serpent said. They were very saddened by their decision and God made them separate.
God created another man for Eve but all of them had their own problems. So God gave Adam back to Eve and they both wept together for the sins they had made in their past. God put them in a cave of darkness to punish them. They asked to be taken out of the darkness and eventually they were taken out. From then on they obeyed Gods wishes and live together multiplying their family.
Authors note: The original story of Adam and Eve started out with Adam as the first man of the world, this story I changed it to Eve. Everything in the middle is the same as the original story except that the charters gender is changed. The end is also different. In the end they do still make it out of the cave but hey both try to kill themselves because of guilt and they wanted to give their lives to God.
Hey Sophie!
ReplyDeleteI loved this story. I have read the original of this story many times and often thought about what it would be like if God created a woman first, and you brought that idea to light perfectly. I like how you made God punish them by making them separate but then get back together because they were meant to be together. I wonder why Eve and the new man had so many problems? Perhaps it is because God knew that Adam and Eve were meant to be the ones to populate the world? What if you went more in depth with why Eve did not get along with the new man, I think that would add a lot of context to the story and provide clarity so that the readers can better understand the situation. Overall I thought this was a great concept and an interesting take on such a great story! I look forward to reading more from you over the semester.
Best,
Payton
Hey Sophie!
ReplyDeleteAdam and Eve was one of the first biblical stories that I remember reading. I really enjoyed your take of this classic story. I really enjoyed how you switched up the story by having Adam created from Eve and by having Eve name the animals and be the first human created. That was really interesting. I wonder how different the world would be if your version of the story was put in place of the original one! I’ve always wondered what exactly the serpent looked like in the garden. Maybe you could’ve given a little description of it to show if it was very beautiful or extremely ugly and vile! I’ve always pictured the serpent as a long green and black snake with red eyes. I also like the part in your story in which you describe how God punishes Adam and Eve by placing them in a dark cave to weep about their sins.
You did a great job!
Hi Sophie,
ReplyDeleteI chose your story because Adam and Eve is obviously one of the most well-known Bible stories, and so I wanted to see how someone would find a creative way to change it! I loved what you did with creating Eve first, and then Adam from her rib. I also thought it was interesting that you included a second man when things initially did not go according to plan. I did not see that coming! I wondered what happened to him when Adam and Eve were reunited and then banished to the cave. Did God make another woman for him, or is he just alone because God's plan didn't work out. Perhaps, you could include some more context on his character, like how God created another woman for him, and humanity grew from their lineage, while Adam and Eve were punished for eternity, or something like that. Overall, though, I thought this was a really great story!