tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69510688031099256692011-04-21T19:14:02.607-07:00Tom Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15024941591382297688noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951068803109925669.post-59645840563478033762007-11-12T17:45:00.001-08:002007-11-12T17:48:51.129-08:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>The Sin of Adam and Eve According to Theophilus of Antioch and St. Irenaeus<br /></strong>Theophilus of Antioch and St. Irenaeus also considered Adam to be in a premature age when he violated the precept of abstaining from a sexual union with Eve, his future wife. This was not because it was a wrong action, but because it was inappropriate for their age. This notion that the fall occurred in a period of immaturity before they achieved perfection is also shared by Peter Lombard, Hugo of St. Victor, Alexander of Hales, St. Bonaventura, John Duns Scotus and others in the Franciscan school.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6951068803109925669-5964584056347803376?l=theophilusofantiochandstirenaeus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Tom Gruberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15024941591382297688noreply@blogger.com0