It may be the world's oldest love story — a naked Adam and Eve in a garden, surrounded by forbidden fruit and a seductive snake — but it still carries a remarkably modern message. That's because the ...

In a new book on Genesis, Gary A. Anderson focuses not on the textual origin of the story—the customary focus of historical-critical study—but on how the story has been received and retold, ...

Many Christians have rejected the scientific theory of evolution in part because they think it rules out the existence of a historical Adam and Eve. Yet some scientists and theologians argue that ...

Feiler (Walking the Bible) addresses the impact that the first couple, and their complex experiences in and out of Eden, have had on Western society. While some of the insights are expected and cover ...

It's a story that almost any Christian would be instantly familiar with. According to the Bible, Adam and Eve were the first man and woman on Earth. Said to be made out of dust and to have lived in ...

In the biblical book of Genesis, God expels the first two human beings from the Garden of Eden after Eve entices Adam to eat the forbidden fruit. God “curses” Eve for her misdeed, using ominous words ...

In The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us (Penguin Press, 320 pp., ***½ out of four stars), best-selling author Bruce Feiler makes a convincing case that mankind still has much to learn from the ...

Just one in four Catholic priests and Mainline Protestant pastors in the United States say they're certain that Adam and Eve were real people. In contrast, 80% of Evangelical pastors and 89% of black ...

(RNS) The 'first couple' are much more than an origins story, author Bruce Feiler writes. They are a tale about overcoming fear and loneliness, of making sacrifices for one's beloved, of dealing with ...

"The First Love Story," by Bruce Feiler. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) In his new book, best-selling author Bruce Feiler makes the case that the story of Adam and Eve is the the first love story. He also says ...