Bible Contradiction? Who was to blame for original sin?

For today’s post we will tackle the question the Skeptic Annotated Bible asked: Who was to blame for original sin?

Here are the two answers which the skeptic believes indicate a Bible contradiction:

Eve

“And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.” (1 Timothy 2:14)

Adam

“Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned” (Romans 5:12)

(All Scriptural quotation comes from the New American Standard Bible)

Here’s a closer look at whether or not there is a contradiction:

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