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Old 05-07-2003, 01:32 AM   #13
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Not to be especially priggish, but why does everyone assume the forbidden fruit was an apple? It's not mentioned as such in the bible. I'm just curious if there's any cool stories or apochrypha about that. Grant you, that lush, crimson flushed (like people in the throws of passion) apple is more visually appealing than some other piece of fruit. But it seems to be not much more than an appealing way to visualize the fruit. Anybody able to point me in the direction of some cool readings on the web about it?
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