亞當與夏娃

根據亞伯拉罕宗教的創世神話，亞當和夏娃是地球上第一個男人和女人^[1] ，有時候又稱為人類的原祖父母。在伊斯蘭教及基督教中，神創造了亞當和夏娃，將他們放在伊甸園中，就像在世上的天堂一様，但他們犯罪（偷食禁果），因此使得後來的世界充滿著苦難及不公正。此故事也提供一個信念：人類是從一個單一的家庭開始，所有的人類都是這一個家庭的後裔^[2]，根據後來描繪的形象可知，他們是屬於高加索人種。此故事也提供了原罪——基督教（尤其是西方基督教）重要神學概念的聖經基礎，但同為亞伯拉罕宗教的猶太教及伊斯蘭教不接受原罪的概念。

在《古蘭經》中也提到亞當和夏娃，名稱為阿丹及哈娃。

參考文獻

^ Womack, Mari. Symbols and meaning : a concise introduction. Walnut Creek ... [et al.]: Altamira Press. 2005: 81 [16 August 2013]. ISBN 0759103224. （原始內容存檔於2020-07-24）. Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the universe and its inhabitants came to be. Creation myths develop through oral traditions and therefore typically have multiple versions.
^ Azyumardi. Azra. "TRIALOGUE OF ABRAHAMIC FAITHS; Towards the Alliance of Civilizations". Paper presented at Conference. "Children of Abraham: Trialogue of Civilizations" Weatherhead Center for International Affairs & Divinity School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 22–23 October 2007 [1] （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）

參見

[1] Womack, Mari. Symbols and meaning : a concise introduction. Walnut Creek ... [et al.]: Altamira Press. 2005: 81 [16 August 2013]. ISBN 0759103224. （原始內容存檔於2020-07-24）. Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the universe and its inhabitants came to be. Creation myths develop through oral traditions and therefore typically have multiple versions.

[2] Azyumardi. Azra. "TRIALOGUE OF ABRAHAMIC FAITHS; Towards the Alliance of Civilizations". Paper presented at Conference. "Children of Abraham: Trialogue of Civilizations" Weatherhead Center for International Affairs & Divinity School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 22–23 October 2007 [1] （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）

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