Was humanity perfect before the fall?

[maintenanceman]

I believe in a literal Adam and Eve. The account of their lives is written in anecdotal form. There is nothing in the account indicating that the author was using figurative language or that he intended the story as a parable to represent something else.

And yes, I believe the Fall occured in historic time (the only time there is).

Adam and Eve may (and I agree with you) very well be literal… but the story *may be told in a way *so the exodus crowd would understand. It obviously is an account for and about Israel.

Just a thought.