# Adam — The Age of Reason character guide

> Adam in The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0008-part-i-vii-examination-of-the-old-testament

## Who they are

First man in the biblical creation story, analyzed by Paine.

## In the story

### [XVI: Application of the Preceding to the System of the Christians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_reason_se/chapters/part-i-xvi-application-of-the-preceding-to-the-system-of-the-christians)

Mentioned in the context of the Eden story that Paine ridicules.

### [Recapitulation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_reason_se/chapters/part-i-recapitulation)

Mentioned as a hypothetical first man who was created a Deist.

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