The Book of Forbidden Knowledge: Black Magic, Superstition, Charms, and Divination

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The Quran never refers to the tree as the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil" but rather typically refers to it as "the tree" or (in the words of Iblis) as the "tree of immortality." [33] Muslims believe that when God created Adam and Eve, he told them that they could enjoy everything in the Garden except this tree and so Satan appeared to them, telling them the only reason God forbade them to eat from the tree was that they would become angels or immortal. [34] However, there are myriad modern scholarly interpretations regarding the term הדעת טוב ורע(Hada'at tov wa-ra "the knowledge of good and evil") in Genesis 2–3, such as wisdom, omniscience, sexual knowledge, moral discrimination, maturity, and other qualities. According to scholar Nathan French, the term likely means "the knowledge for administering reward and punishment," suggesting that the knowledge forbidden by Yahweh and yet acquired by the humans in Genesis 2–3 is the wisdom for wielding ultimate power. [7] Religious views [ edit ] Judaism [ edit ] According to one source, Eve also fed the fruit to the animals, leading to their mortality as well. [16] Adams, Cecil (2006-11-24). "The Straight Dope: Was the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden an apple?". The Straight Dope. Creative Loafing Media, Inc . Retrieved 2008-10-06.Jewish sources suggest different possible identities for the tree: a fig tree (as fig leaves were used to clothe Adam and Eve after the sin), a grape vine (as "nothing brings wailing to the world like wine"), a stalk of wheat (as "a child does not know how to say Father and Mother until he tastes grain"), [8] an etrog (as the description in Genesis 3:6 matches the etrog fruit's beautiful appearance, [9] or else the etrog tree's allegedly tasty bark [10]), or a nut tree. [11]

Destroy the book. The book can be destroyed only by Radiant damage. Destroying it will net you disapproval from both Astarion and Gale. However it will net you approval from Karlach, Lae'zel, and Wyll if you bring them in your party. After reading The Tharchiate Codex, you can re-read Necromancy of Thay and pass a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw to gain the permanent ability to summon 4 ghouls via the Danse Macabre spell once per Short Rest. Failing this saving throw has the same effect as before: you're cursed with Baleful Knowledge, but still gain the spell. Reading the Codex also grants you The Tharchiate Codex: Blessing passive feature, which allows you to automatically gain 20 temporary Hit Points after each Long Rest.Christianity [ edit ] A marble bas relief by Lorenzo Maitani on the Orvieto Cathedral, Italy depicts Eve and the tree Augustine, On the Literal Meaning of Genesis ( De Genesi ad litteram), VIII, 4.8; Bibliothèque Augustinniene 49, 20 Knight, Douglas (1990). Watson E. Mills (ed.). Mercer dictionary of the Bible (2d corr. print.ed.). Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. ISBN 0-86554-402-6. The British Museum disputes this interpretation, and holds that it is a common image from the period depicting a male deity being worshipped by a woman, with no reason to connect the scene with the Book of Genesis. [41] See also [ edit ]

Uniquely, the Gnostic religion held that the tree was entirely positive or even sacred. Per this saga, it was the archons who told Adam and Eve not to eat from its fruit, before lying to them by claiming they would die after tasting it. Later in the story, an instructor is sent from the Pleroma by the aeons to save humanity and reveal gnosis. This savior does so by telling Adam and Eve that eating the fruit is the way into salvation. Examples of the narrative can be found within the Gnostic manuscripts On the Origin of the World and the Secret Book of John. [30]Mitchell, T.C. (2004). The Bible in the British Museum: interpreting the evidence (Newed.). New York: Paulist Press. p.24. ISBN 9780809142927. Ginzberg, Louis (trans. Henrietta Szold, 1913). The Legends of the Jews, Vol. I. Jewish Publication Society of America. p. 72.