The story of Adam and Eve and their fall into sin has been called the “Central Myth of the West.” In my new book, Saving the Original Sinner, I trace the story of Adam’s evolution from a minor player in ancient Jewish mythology to the most significant figure in Western culture — after Jesus, of course.
Now Adam stands at the center of a great controversy over evolution, with geneticists saying he could not possibly have existed and many Americans insisting they are wrong.
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