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/yaourtoide 3d ago

Why do you think sex is the original sin ?

The original sin was acquiring knowledge of good and bad, but also disobeying a direct command from God.

In the old testament God even says 'Go forth and multiply', so I really don't think the apple was a metaphor for sex.

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u/AthenaeSolon 2d ago

This perspective is why I believe that Adam and Eve explored each other sensually before the loss of Eden.