Origins of the Forbidden Fruit Myth
Gone Medieval
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The Importance of Fruit in Art History
The apple is a much more common fruit in northern europe so around france germany england it's a more recognizable thing than a fig or even potentially a grape by the time you get to northern europe at least. So perhaps people were just searching for something in a fruit that was common that you could see in your own garden perhaps or in an orchard nearby. The explanation actually has nothing to do with the bible and as i do with theology and that's one of the reasons that it's been hidden from the eyes of scholars for this long.
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