From Adam to Jesus, the Qur’an reveals God’s plan: to restore our honor through mercy, not works. Jesus is the Straight Path back to Paradise. “Let such portions of truth be dealt out to them as they may be able to grasp and appreciate. . . . If truth were presented in so large aContinue reading “The Fall Story: A Journey from Shame to Honor & Restoration”
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The Fall and Redemption: Analysis of Genesis 3
Genesis 3, which recounts the fall of humanity through the disobedience of Adam and Eve, serves as a foundational narrative that speaks profoundly to the major cultural worldviews: guilt/innocence, shame/honor, and fear/power. These worldviews shape how different cultures interpret sin, justice, reconciliation, and divine-human relationships. Genesis 3 can be read through each lens, revealing aContinue reading “The Fall and Redemption: Analysis of Genesis 3”
A Biblical and Cross-Cultural Analysis of Genesis Three
Genesis chapter three stands as a pivotal chapter in Scripture, revealing the far-reaching consequences of humanity’s disobedience. At its core, the fall introduces a series of broken relationships—vertical, internal, horizontal, environmental, and existential. Humanity’s sin resulted in a rupture with God, leading Adam and Eve to hide from His presence (Gen. 3:8), signaling a desireContinue reading “A Biblical and Cross-Cultural Analysis of Genesis Three”
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