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Mon Aug 13, 2012, 06:12 PM

Has anyone posted on the theory that Cain was the product of Eve and The Serpent?

This theory also proposes that Abel is the product of Adam and Eve. Thanks for any replies and links offered.

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Reply Has anyone posted on the theory that Cain was the product of Eve and The Serpent? (Original post)
Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2012 OP
Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2012 #1
Bucky Aug 2012 #5
Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2012 #6
Thats my opinion Aug 2012 #7
Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2012 #8
Oregonian Aug 2012 #2
Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2012 #3
xmas74 Aug 2012 #4

Response to Tuesday Afternoon (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 08:33 PM

1. Serpent seed

Serpent seed, dual seed or two-seedline is a controversial doctrine according to which the serpent in the Garden of Eden mated with Eve, and the offspring of their union was Cain. This belief is still held by some adherents of Christian Identity, who claim that the Jews, as descendants of Cain, are also descended from the serpent. The idea has also existed in several other non-racial contexts, and major proponents include Daniel Parker (1781–1844), William M. Branham (1909–1965) and Arnold Murray (1929- ). However, Murray teaches that the Kenites (and not the Jews) were the offspring of Cain. Murray teaches that the Jews descended from Adam through Seth and so on.

The doctrine that Eve mated with the serpent, or with Satan, to produce Cain also appears in early Gnostic writings such as the Gospel of Philip (c. 350); however, this teaching was explicitly rejected as heresy by Irenaeus (c. 180) and later mainstream Christian theologians. A similar doctrine appeared in Jewish midrashic texts in the 9th century and in the Kabalah. It is considered a false doctrine by mainstream Protestant denominations. Catholic theologians point to the fact that the Bible states that the original sin is that of Adam and Eve eating a forbidden fruit.

more at link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent_seed

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Response to Tuesday Afternoon (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 22, 2012, 06:57 PM

5. Such an odd belief can't be in the Bible... because it's so unscientific!

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Response to Bucky (Reply #5)

Wed Aug 22, 2012, 07:48 PM

6. I read it on the Internet. It must be true.

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Response to Tuesday Afternoon (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 01:45 PM

7. It's a story!

The two very different and unreconcilable accounts of creation in Genesis 1 and 2 are Hebrew stories that grew up over centuries and were finally reduced to a variety of writings that were collected and edited. They are not history or science. They are efforts to talk about what is under history. They do not record events, but only point to the more profound truths of ancient Hebrew tradition.

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Response to Thats my opinion (Reply #7)

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 02:02 PM

8. thanks for sharing your opinion.

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Response to Oregonian (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 04:23 PM

3. aren't you a cute little thing!

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Response to Oregonian (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 04:49 PM

4. The goal of this group to for everyone to speak positively and politely, even

if you don't agree. We are believers here but we accept non-believers, as long as they do not attack our beliefs.

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