1.0Jesus Creedhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreedScot McKnighthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/author/smcknightHistorical Adam? - Jesus Creedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QcjcWM0Jxr"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2010/08/historical-adam.html">Historical Adam?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2010/08/historical-adam.html/embed#?secret=QcjcWM0Jxr" width="600" height="338" title="“Historical Adam?” — Jesus Creed" data-secret="QcjcWM0Jxr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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From Tremper Longman, at BioLogos: The description of how Adam was created is certainly figurative. The question is open as to whether there was an actual person named Adam who was the first human being or not. Perhaps there was a first man, Adam, and a first woman, Eve, designated as such by God at…