Biblical Criticism & History Forum - earlywritings.com

We agree that Adam's body never left the earth. It was moved to the earthly paradise to be buried, but not to the heavens. It was the soul that was taken to the third heaven. The text never says his body was taken to the third heaven so I'm not sure where you got that idea. The vision is of his spir...

Bernard, Though I agree with the conclusion about Adam's body, I differ with some of your analysis. Chapters 37 and 38 aren't clashing with each other, which you propose an interpolation to explain. They are two different stories. Adam's soul did indeed go to the third heaven. It's just that after a...

I wrote a blog entry on Richard Carrier's claim in OHJ that the Greek edition of Life of Adam and Eve has Adam buried in heaven. It really just consists of me making a few comments interspersed with an online translation of the relevant sections. I don't see how Carrier's claim can be maintained. It...