Adam
![Detail from [[Michelangelo]]'s ''[[The Creation of Adam]]'', [[Sistine Chapel ceiling]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Michelangelo%2C_Creation_of_Adam_03.jpg)
Islam
Druze
Baháʼí Faith
Mandaeism |image= File:Monreale adam entering.jpg |imagesize= |caption= A Byzantine mosaic in Monreale depicting Adam encountering the pre-incarnate Jesus at the Garden of Eden |birth_place = Garden of Eden |death_place= |titles = The Patriarch |attributes= |patronage = Gardeners and tailors |issues= |prayer= |prayer_attrib= }}
Adam|ʾAdam|ʾĀḏām}}; Aramaic: ܐܕܡ; ; ; }} is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam).
According to Christianity, Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden by eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. This action introduced death and sin into the world. This sinful nature infected all his descendants, and led humanity to be expelled from the Garden. Only through the Crucifixion of Jesus, humanity can be redeemed.
In Islam, Adam is considered ''Khalifa'' (خليفة) (successor) on earth. This is understood to mean either that he is God's deputy, the initiation of a new cycle of sentient life on earth, or both. Similar to the account in the Bible, according to the Quran, Adam is placed in a Garden. Tempted by the Tree of Immortality, he sins and loses his abode in the Garden. When Adam repents from his sin, he is forgiven by God. This is seen as a guidance for human-life, who sin, become aware of their mistake, and repent.
In Gnostic belief-systems, the bodily creation of Adam is viewed in a negative light. Due to the underlying demonization of matter, Gnostic cosmologies depict the body as a form of prison of Adam's soul. This soul would have been transferred by Sophia (wisdom) onto the creator (Demiurge) of the material world, who in turn is tricked into blowing the soul into a body. Provided by Wikipedia
741
742
743
744
by Gogala, Mladen., Gogala, Mladen., MacIntyre, Peter., MacDonald, Adam., Danchilla, Brian.
Published 2011
Other Authors:
“...MacDonald, Adam....”Published 2011
View full text
Electronic
eBook
745
746
747
748
749
750
751
752
by Foster, A. 1975- .
Published 2006
“...(Adam Stuart),...”Published 2006
Publisher description
Table of contents only
Book
753
754
755
756
757
758
759
760
by Konting, Mohd Majid, Man, Nor Azirawani, Kamaruddin, Norfaryanti, Adam, Azura, Abdullah, Siti Norziah
Published 2007
View full textPublished 2007
Conference or Workshop Item