How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-women, Anti-science, Pro-violence, Pro-slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture

by Dan Kimball

Eve chose to eat of the fruit first. It is implied that Adam was there with her. Genesis 3:6 makes it clear Adam “was with her.” Her action was not a solo act—the woman against God—both man and woman participated in this act of disobedience.