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Original Sin in the Old Testament. No, Not Really

Original Sin in the Old Testament. No, Not Really

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Oops. I just gave it all away in the title. My bad. But let’s flesh this out a bit. Why would I ever say this? Original sin is a big deal in Christian theology, and the reason is Jesus and the crucifixion. 

That is another topic altogether – how we get the idea of original sin from the New Testament – but I want to focus here on the Old Testament. Is ori…

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