\u00deema og myndm\u00e1l fr\u00e1s\u00f6gunnar af \u00feessari fyrstu \u00f3hl\u00fd\u00f0ni mannsins (1M\u00f3s 3) m\u00e1 v\u00ed\u00f0a sj\u00e1 sta\u00f0 \u00ed listum, b\u00f3kmenntum og heimspeki Vesturlanda. H\u00f6ggorminum er l\u00fdst \u00ed hebreska textanum sem \u00fatsmognu sl\u00f3ttugu d\u00fdri. \u00cd gegnum aldirnar hefur hann oft veri\u00f0 tengdur pers\u00f3nugervingu hins illa e\u00f0a Dj\u00f6flinum e\u00f0a Satan sem s\u00fdndur er \u00ed l\u00edki dreka e\u00f0a forlj\u00f3ts p\u00faka me\u00f0 mannsandlit. \u00cd fr\u00e1s\u00f6gunni er samtal milli hins sl\u00e6ga h\u00f6ggorms og \u201ekonunnar \u00ed gar\u00f0inum\u201c:<\/p>\n
H\u00f6ggormurinn: \u201eEr \u00fea\u00f0 satt a\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 hafi sagt: \u00dei\u00f0 megi\u00f0 ekki eta af neinu tr\u00e9 \u00ed aldingar\u00f0inum?\u201c
\nKonan: \u201eVi\u00f0 megum eta af \u00e1v\u00f6xtum trj\u00e1nna \u00ed aldingar\u00f0inum en um \u00e1v\u00f6xt tr\u00e9sins, sem stendur \u00ed mi\u00f0jum aldingar\u00f0inum, sag\u00f0i Gu\u00f0: Af honum megi\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 ekki eta og ekki snerta hann, ella munu\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 deyja.\u201c
\nH\u00f6ggormurinn: \u201eSanni\u00f0 til, \u00fei\u00f0 munu\u00f0 ekki deyja. En Gu\u00f0 veit a\u00f0 um lei\u00f0 og \u00fei\u00f0 eti\u00f0 af honum lj\u00fakast augu ykkar upp og \u00fei\u00f0 ver\u00f0i\u00f0 eins og Gu\u00f0 og skynji\u00f0 gott og illt.\u201c
\n(1M\u00f3s 3.1-5)<\/p><\/blockquote>\nHvers konar \u00e1v\u00f6xtur \u00f3x \u00e1 skilningstr\u00e9nu? Flestir segja \u201eepli\u201c en \u00fea\u00f0 segir hvergi \u00ed fr\u00e1s\u00f6gunni a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 epli. Samkv\u00e6mt gy\u00f0inglegri hef\u00f0 er fremur tala\u00f0 um d\u00f6\u00f0lu e\u00f0a hveitikvist. En \u00fea\u00f0 er or\u00f0inn hluti af vestr\u00e6nni menningu a\u00f0 \u00e1v\u00f6xturinn hafi veri\u00f0 epli. \u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00feessu \u00e1 l\u00edklega r\u00e6tur \u00ed latneskri \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu Jerome \u00e1 Bibl\u00edunni (Vulgata). \u00c1 lat\u00ednu getur or\u00f0i\u00f0 malum<\/em> b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fe\u00fdtt \u201eepli\u201c og \u201eillska\u201c. Hugmyndin um hinn forbo\u00f0na \u00e1v\u00f6xt hefur lengi veri\u00f0 sett \u00ed samband vi\u00f0 \u00f3e\u00f0lilegar kynfer\u00f0islanganir sem kannski m\u00e1 rekja til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00ed fr\u00e1s\u00f6gunni er samband \u00e1 milli \u00feess a\u00f0 brag\u00f0a \u00e1 \u00e1vextinum og me\u00f0vitundar um nekt og sk\u00f6mm.<\/p>\n
\u201e\u00de\u00e1 s\u00e1 konan a\u00f0 tr\u00e9\u00f0 var gott af a\u00f0 eta, fagurt \u00e1 a\u00f0 l\u00edta og girnilegt til fr\u00f3\u00f0leiks. H\u00fan t\u00f3k af \u00e1vexti \u00feess og \u00e1t og gaf einnig manni s\u00ednum, sem me\u00f0 henni var, og hann \u00e1t. \u00de\u00e1 lukust upp augu \u00feeirra beggja og \u00feeim var\u00f0 lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 \u00feau voru nakin. \u00deau saumu\u00f0u \u00fev\u00ed saman f\u00edkjuvi\u00f0arbl\u00f6\u00f0 og ger\u00f0u s\u00e9r mittissk\u00fdlur.\u201c (1M\u00f3s 3:6-7)<\/p>\n
\u201eOg hann svara\u00f0i: \u201e\u00c9g heyr\u00f0i til \u00fe\u00edn \u00ed aldingar\u00f0inum og var\u00f0 hr\u00e6ddur \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g er nakinn, og \u00e9g faldi mig.\u201c\u201c (1M\u00f3s 3:10)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n\n\nMyndlist: \u201eEva b\u00fd\u00f0ur Adam hinn forbo\u00f0na \u00e1v\u00f6xt.\u201c Myndrista eftir Giovanni Lanfranco fr\u00e1 1638, eftir listaverki Raphael. Var\u00f0veitt \u00ed Fine Arts Museum \u00ed San Fransisco.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"