Charles wrote:
<<Furthermore, what are you talking about that it is not textually based ? The story of Adam and Eve is that they disobeyed God , seeming to fit the definition of "sin", and were cast out of the Garden of Eden. Not that I care about defending Augustine's interpretation, but it is pretty obvious that there is some textual basis for such an interpretation.>>
Well, then why doesn't Judaism have the same notion of original sin? Ken was, if I remember correctly, writing about original sin, which is a very specific thing. You seem to be conflating sin and original sin. There's folks sinning throughout the bible, but nowhere is it suggested that they are doing so because of some inherent sinful nature.
Frances