Hi, here's a list of NT references to Adam, originally posted by Omega I think.
# Luke 3:38 - Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
# Romans 5:14 - Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
# 1 Corinthians 15:22 - For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
# 1 Corinthians 15:45 - And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
# 1 Timothy 2:13 - For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
# 1 Timothy 2:14 - And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
1st one says Adam was the first human, created by God. It doesn't say how he was made, just that God put his humanity into existence.
The 2nd says Adam was the first human to introduce death because of sin. We can all agree that the 1st human probably was the 1st to sin against God, and hence face spiritual death. But does this death mean he was the first creature to die physically?
3rd one: Following Adam people all die, spiritually and physically. Nothing against a non-literal Genesis here.
4th: Man was made a living soul, [the first one ever?]. Everyone must surely agree that along with the first human, be he zapped into existence or a biological evolution, came the first soul.
5th: Man was made/given a soul before a woman. Fair enough. Might bother Emily Davidson, but not me.
6th: Women decieve men. Shocking. Still nothing to sway me away from "talking monkey syndrome" here.
Basically, I'm keen for someone to show me a NT verse which says Genesis is exactly correct. I'd particularly like summat about Noah/Tower of Babel, as these are some of the parts of Genesis I think have got both elements of fact and fiction within them.
Any one care to oblige? As always, I'm grateful for your answers to my nagging questions,
God Bless,
Nick