Most people I know think Eve was seduced to eat an apple from the tree of knowledge, where would that idea come from?

Capuchin

Popular culture, mainly.

Choux

From old cowardly tribal myth makers who wanted to blame women for the ills of humanity despite the fact that AT THAT TIME, MEN HAD ALL THE POWER AND CONTROLLED SOCIETY!!!!!

Choux

No, you asked where the idea came from and I told you.

Capuchin

most scholars believe that the fruit was likely to be a pomegranite. I'm not sure what evidence they use though

Harvey1955

thanks Capuchin, that's what I'm looking for, I'd still like to find some of the scholars works to read.

shygrneyzs

Here is an article on the pomegranate with some explanation of why it could have been the fruit on the Tree of Knowledge - Spice Pages: Pomegranate (Punica granatum)
It would make sense, seeing how the geography of the plant would match the location of Eden. The apple story was something started later in Christian history.

The following article gives you some other ideas on the fruit - Google Answers: Forbidden Fruit of Eden

Marily

From the one who deceived her? I could tell you what it was but what benefit would it be to you?

Fr_Chuck

I will say that first your question is not well written as to what you wanted to know. As stated it asks why we beleive Eve was suduced.

If you only wished to know why it was a APPLE, that should have been better noted.

But it was from early paintings and culture, the exact fruit is unknown, since there was never a mention of it.

paraclete

where did the idea come from?

firstly let us say that she (and Adam) ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. To simplify this into the tree of knowledge is a false idea. Knowledge is not of itself inherently bad but the way we use it might be evil.

Now as to whether the fruit was an apple, highly unlikely in some cultures it is thought it was a banana but apples appear to be representative of fruit in many cultures