Orthodoxy · Character
Adam
Biblical first man, used in discussion of original sin and fall.
minor
First appearance: vi the paradoxes of christianity
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With Narrator (psychological): Adam is a biblical figure representing original humanity and the fall, central to the narrator's theological argument. With Narrator (psychological): Adam is a biblical figure representing…
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- Protagonist
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