That’s an interesting take, but if it’s a metaphor then it’s a broken one. Eve never had to lose anything, she’s whole and ergo, metaphorically, women wouldn’t feel the longing and need for companionship or whatever it is thats meant to be symbolized. If the torah is making a metaphor, then a better interpretation of the text might be that woman is created to be an object of man’s desire.
Ironically, the original story of Adam and Lilith being one, conjoined entity that is later split into two by god actually functions much better as a metaphor for human need to find love and companionship, but thats not the story that gets cannonized.
That’s an interesting take, but if it’s a metaphor then it’s a broken one. Eve never had to lose anything, she’s whole and ergo, metaphorically, women wouldn’t feel the longing and need for companionship or whatever it is thats meant to be symbolized. If the torah is making a metaphor, then a better interpretation of the text might be that woman is created to be an object of man’s desire.
Ironically, the original story of Adam and Lilith being one, conjoined entity that is later split into two by god actually functions much better as a metaphor for human need to find love and companionship, but thats not the story that gets cannonized.
good take.
It to me is not so much like God broke Adam and put it in eve. As much as they both got 1/2 of something the old Adam 1.0 had.
You point still applies regardless.
Ah i see, that’s a fair interpretation. I never thought about it like that.