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The Age of Reason · Character

Eve

First woman in the biblical creation story.

minor

First appearance: part i vii examination of the old testament

Eve's tie to Jesus Christ is one of the pressures that moves The Age of Reason—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Introduced in the garden of Eden, converses with the serpent and eats the apple, leading to the damnation of all mankind.
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With Jesus Christ (family): Eve is the first woman and ancestress of humanity, with Jesus being her distant descendant through the lineage of Israel. With Matthew (family): Eve is the matriarch of humanity, and Matthew…

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See Eve in part i vii examination of the old testament

Character Web

41 connections

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JCJesus ChristJOJonahTPThomas PaineJTJohn the BaptistMOMosesEVEve

Relationship types

  • Family
  • Other

Character groups

  • Gospel figures and revolutionaries
  • Protagonist
  • Diverse historical and biblical figures
  • Paine's publishers and allies

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs as the narrator directly juxtaposes Mark’s doctrine of salvation t…

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See Eve in part i vii examination of the old testament

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See Eve in part i vii examination of the old testament