saw this art depicting eve and adam in the garden of eden during the consumption of the “forbidden fruit” except the caption is: ‘the fruit was never an apple’ while adam was illustrated to be crouched down in front of eve, arms wrapped around her lower half, eating her out. i personally thought that line was really poetic. for God’s creation to be sent down to earth because of their first sin; falling into the serpent’s temptation to indulge in sexual acts, and for the fallacy of mortals: desire. it is what makes us human. we hunger for what we cannot have, for the unknown, for more.
i love the perspective of the “forbidden fruit” as a metaphor, not necessarily for lust or sexuality, but in general. the bible is vague and never really completely defines its doctrine or text as a clear statement. nor has it ever stated the apple was the true forbidden fruit, it was only ever assumed to be one. it could’ve been anything else: a banana, orange, hell even a pomegranate. it’s why interpretations are dangerous when in the wrong hands and why scripture is often misinterpreted or altered to fit a chosen set of values to benefit oppression.
although, i’d like to say that i like this portrayal. hypothetically, if the forbidden fruit were actually a sexual act, it would be ironic considering people who claim to be “christians” often persecute the lgbtq community, calling our romantic relationships to be out of “lust” and not love, when the first two humans of God’s creation were sent away from the heavenly garden because of the sin of lust. our grave sin from the beginning of time has been desire, and will be our undoing. humanity will fall from greed. full circle.
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