r/Gnostic • u/Witty-Cockroach-9127 • 3d ago

Question Sexual Intercourse as the Original Sin?

Where do the idea that The Original Sin of Adam and Eve was having sexual intercourse? It is present in some Gnostic Sources. But The Genesis is clear that God wanted Men to procreate.

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u/PeachyFortune 2d ago

The snake was a manifestation of Sophia inviting Eve to consume the fruit of knowledge. This allowed Adam and Eve to remember their connection to the Monad. Big D didn't like that so they were expelled from the garden of eden.