Trey Smith, NOAH: the TRUTH is BIGGER than you thought......the JourNey BeGins, 3:18:16-3:20:18 (August 2, 2014)

But back in that garden, when Eve was confronted by the serpent, she was conspicuously alone. Adam was about to have to make the hardest choice of his entire life. On one hand, he had Eve. On the other hand, he had everything. Adam would have viewed Eve just as he would a part of himself. It says in the text that Eve was deceived but that Adam knew what he was doing. I would argue that as Adam bit into that fruit, he did not do it in defiance to God, but he did it out of love for Eve. He was willing to lay down everything for his bride and step into death itself.

天理図書館蔵「天地始之事」について, p. 113

のこしを きたる まさんの この〻てに わたせハ うたかい ながら あだん てに とり これを たへる かゝる 所に ふしぎや てうすハ いつく と も なく 御幸ミゆきに ていかに あだん それハ あく の〻 なるにと 仰有おふせあり あだんは つと きや うてん して はきいだ さんと すれとも のどに かゝり その かかい なくあらかなしやゑわもあだん もたちまちに天のけらくを うしない 其ざますぐに ひきかわ り其時 さるへ ひしなの おらつ飛を つとめ天にさけび地にふしてち の なみたを ながし 干くい すす〇れとも _共 かいなくとがの おらつ所の 始りはじまり 此 時 [?]

The Beginning of Heaven and Earth: The Sacred Book of Japan’s Hidden Christians, p. 41

When Adan came home, Ewa told him the story and showed him the fruit she had set aside for him. When she handed it to Adan, he had some doubts but took it in his hands anyway and ate it. At that moment, how eerie it was, for a voice as if from nowhere spoke out: “Adan . . . whhhy? That is the evil fruit.” It was the voice of Deusu, and Adan, shaken, stood transfixed in amazement, but no matter how hard he tried to vomit up the fruit it remained lodged deep in his throat. What a pitiful sight it was, for Ewa and Adan too lost the glory of heaven and were transformed on the spot. They offered the Salve Regina, cried out to heaven, and bowed to the ground. Tears of blood flowed from their eyes, and although they had a thousand regrets it was no use. This incident is the origin of the Contrition orassho.