This article from Pastor Mike Roth's personal blog explores “wisdom grasping” as the inciting incident in the Biblical story, rather than “the fall.”

Many of us have misinterpreted the Bible’s inciting incident, which has resulted in a misunderstanding of its plot, chaos, and overall meaning. Yet, despite the incoherence that this misunderstanding causes a person who reads the Bible, many of us were taught to put our heads down, believe it with all of our hearts, and by all means necessary, don’t ask questions–soldier on! This reflection intends the opposite response. It purposes to provide an ancient understanding of the Bible’s inciting incident, which results in a wonderfully coherent reading of the story, from beginning to end. I begin by debunking a misreading of the Bible’s inciting incident called “original sin” and then proceed to offer a more ancient interpretation that I’ll refer to as “wisdom grasping.”

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