Adam and Eve lose their home in Eden: their quest to be more “like God” backfires, and they can no longer be “with God.” How does this short story at the beginning of Scripture relate to the rest of the Bible? Are its effects felt in the remainder of the Old Testament? What did early Jesus followers make of it?

Weekend teaching: Brentwood & Concord

Other helpful links:

• Adam as Israel: Genesis 1–3 as the Introduction to the Torah and Tanakh by Seth Postell
• Reading Moses, Seeing Jesus: how the Torah fulfills its goal in Yeshua by Seth Postell

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