Having long since rejected the Christian cult in which I was raised, it has become my habit to view Eve's sacrifice as every bit as puissant and pertinent as Christ's.

Accepting doctrine as written, her first bite was disobedience, and whether she was lured to it or not, it still stands as such just as any two year old's theft of a denied biscuit is disobedience. However that fruit was meant to be knowledge of good and evil, and by offering the fruit to Adam, she was making a choice that her own get should likewise be able to improve themselves over the ignorant state of animals, by CHOOSING which they would do. At that point, she would have known that all the comforts of slavery were lost to her -- the unchallenging nature of obedience, of never having to wonder about the future, of never having to concern yourself with responsibility -- but she saw the benefits of freedom, just as Christ saw the benefits of freedom from the hidebound strictures of the chassist Pharisees.

But then again, it's theological discussions like that one which make the traveling preachers froth at the mouth when they come to my door, so I try not to upset the online Christians with views like these unless invited to it.

To which end, thanks for the invitation!