The phrase Adam and Eve eating the fruit, man's first disobedience, original alienation between Man and God maps to which concept?

• A. original sin
• B. incarnation
• C. violent grace
• D. myth of southern history

Answer: (A)

Original sin is the concept at work here. The moment Adam and Eve disobey God in the Garden of Eden is understood in Christian thought as the fall that introduces sin into human nature and causes an ongoing estrangement or alienation from God. The phrase “man’s first disobedience” signals this foundational event, and the idea of original sin captures both the initial act and its lasting impact on humanity’s relationship with the divine. The other options don’t fit as neatly: incarnation concerns God becoming human, which isn’t about the disobedience or the resulting estrangement; violent grace isn’t a standard doctrinal term tied to the fall; and the myth of southern history deals with regional storytelling, not theological anthropology.