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3 Jan 2021

The Command And Adam


Dic mihi, cur Adam accepit mandatum ?

Respondit : Ne se Deum putaret, sed subditum.


Sanctus Isidorus Hispalensis, De Veteri et Novo Testamento Quaestiones, Quaestio XVIII

Source:  Migne PL 83.203c
Tell me, why did Adam receive the command? 1

Answer: Lest he think himself God, but rather that he be obedient.


Saint Isidore of Seville, Questions on the Old and New Testaments, Question 18


1 Gen 2.16-17

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