What is the knowledge of good and evil?
Genesis 2:17
17 But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat. For in what day soever thou shalt eat of it, thou shalt die the death.
Genesis 3:6-7
6 And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband who did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened: and when they perceived themselves to be naked, they sewed together fig leaves, and made themselves aprons.
Genesis 3:22
22 And he said: Behold Adam is become as one of us, knowing good and evil: now, therefore, lest perhaps he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.
Catholic view (generated):
The knowledge of good and evil refers to the moral understanding of right and wrong actions. In the Christian tradition, it is often associated with the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, where they gained this knowledge by eating the forbidden fruit. It highlights the innate human capacity for moral discernment and the consequences of ethical decisions.
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