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Adam

Adam anchors the opening human story: created in the image of God, placed in the garden, entrusted with vocation, and bound to the tragedy of sin entering the human family.

Adam anchors the opening human story: created in the image of God, placed in the garden, entrusted with vocation, and bound to the tragedy of sin entering the human family.

First human / covenant head Old Testament Creation and fall
Core books Genesis · Romans · 1 Corinthians
Read first Genesis 1-3 · Genesis 5 · Romans 5
Why this matters creation · image of God · vocation · fall
Scripture

Read Adam in Scripture

Each passage below shows a different side of Adam and sends the reader back to Scripture.

Anchor passage 1

Genesis 1-3

Use this passage as one of the main biblical anchors for learning how Adam fits within the wider scriptural story.

Anchor passage 2

Genesis 5

Use this passage as one of the main biblical anchors for learning how Adam fits within the wider scriptural story.

Anchor passage 3

Romans 5

Use this passage as one of the main biblical anchors for learning how Adam fits within the wider scriptural story.

Anchor passage 4

1 Corinthians 15

Use this passage as one of the main biblical anchors for learning how Adam fits within the wider scriptural story.

Anchor passage 5

1 Timothy 2

Use this passage as one of the main biblical anchors for learning how Adam fits within the wider scriptural story.

Related people
Eve Cain Abel Seth Christ as the last Adam
Major themes
creation image of God vocation fall new creation
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