Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 67
? 660 on him). Now let us see whether Adam really committed sin and whether the Old and the New Testaments support this theory. If, however, the Bible does not find Adam (peace be on him) guilty of sin, the entire theory is knocked out. So far as I can understand, the Bible has clear evidence to prove that Adam (peace be on him) did not sin. From the Bible, I am led to the conclusion that even the Satan did not sin. My study of the Bible shows further that neither Adam nor the Satan sinned; it was no other than God Himself, who sinned, (may Allah keep us from entertaining such thoughts). I propose to adduce the necessary evidence below: The incident of Adam (peace be on him) is narrated in the Genesis. [It should be remembered in this connection that the Bible is the collection of books beginning with the story of Moses (peace be on him) to that of Jesus (peace be on him) and ending up with the Apostles. From Moses (peace be on him) to Prophet Malachi the entire collection is termed the Old Testament. According to Jews only the Old Testament forms the Scripture. According to Christians both the Old and the New Testaments comprise the Scripture. The Old Testament consists of five books of Moses (peace be on him). Of these, the first is the Genesis which also makes