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Originally posted by Greg700
There were no apples in that part of the world. The only fruit that fits the actual description in the bible is the pomegrenate (sp?). Coincidentally, (or, perhaps not), the seeds are a fairly potent form of birth control. So the apple represented the knowledge of how to have sex without consequences.
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The Idea of the pomegranate surfaces in the Greek story of Persephone when she was abducted and taken to Hell by her uncle Hades. Hades was king and wanted Persephone as his wife, so he stole her away (not obeying the "law of the land" and asking her father first). Persephone wouldn't have to stay if she didn't eat anything, but she ate a few pomegranate seeds (this symbolizes having sex. In their view a marriage was not complete until consumated with sex.)
So the Pomegranate was seen as a symbol of sexual activity as well as fertility. Have you ever seen the inside of a Pomegranate? It is FULL of seeds! The many seeds represents, at least to the Greeks, Fertility.
So if you applied this to the creation story in that aspect, you'd get the same result. Passion over-ruling reason.
I have never heard your suggestion about the pomegranate before though. It is very interesting and I would like to do more research on that theory, any suggestions on where I could find it?