Traditional Lens Commentary: Genesis 3

## Traditional Lens Reading of Genesis 3

### Tradition-Specific Interpretation

We read Genesis 3 as the historical account of the fall of man, marking the entrance of sin into the world through Adam's disobedience. This passage reveals the origin of humanity's total depravity and the need for divine redemption. The serpent's deceit and Adam and Eve's subsequent rebellion against God's command show the nature of sin as a willful rejection of divine authority. In this text, we also see the first proclamation of the gospel in Genesis 3:15, often referred to as the Protoevangelium, where the promise of a Redeemer is announced, foreshadowing Christ's victory over sin and Satan.

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