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I have encountered, in a secondary source, an unattributed reference to a
tradition, apparently ubiquitous in the Middle Ages, that Adam's fall
(whether this encompasses his original sin, his expulsion from Paradise, or
both is unclear) occurred on the day of his creation.
The context, for what it's worth, concerns the date of the Crucifixion --
specifically, the following argument for 15 Nisan as the date of the
Crucifixion: the moon was created full, on the 15th lune, since everything
was perfect at Creation, thus making the 17th lune both the day on which
Adam fell and Christ rose. Because the Genesis account has Adam created
two days after the moon, the foregoing sequence assumes that Adam's fall
took place on the day of his creation.
Can anyone refer me to a source shedding light on this tradition?
--Christopher
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