“From what I’ve read, it wasn’t a ‘tree’ it wasn’t ‘fruit’ and it wasn’t a ‘snake’ in Eden.”
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Sorry that I’m not able to reply at length about all this.
Here’s a transcript of a class taught by Dr. Robert L. Dean, Jr. (more about him is found at http://www.deanbible.org ) which I believe gives good info on correct Biblical hermeneutics (principles for accurate interpretation of Scripture):
http://www.divineviewpoint.com/sane/dbm/setup/Hebrews/Heb102.htm
See also:
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/2004/04/06/jesus-christ-infallibility-of-scripture
Also see the last few paragraphs of:
http://www.divineviewpoint.com/sane/dbm/setup/Genesis/Gen058.htm
And here’s a transcript of a class taught by Dr. Dean in which I believe he accurately interprets Genesis 2 using the hermeneutical principles discussed in the above links:
http://www.divineviewpoint.com/sane/dbm/setup/Genesis/Gen028.htm
Nice links — I checked them out. Registered for the Dean Bible Ministries download. Interesting study on the reassertion of literal interpretation and dispensational emergence. A good contribution