有关圣经的10大误解（十）

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　　10 Adam and Eve’s Fruit
        　　Contrary to popular belief, Adam and Even did not eat an Apple in the book
of Genesis. The fruit is not actually named at all - it is referred to only as
the fruit of “the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil”. The reason this
misconception has come about is most likely due to the fact that in Middle
English, the word “apple” was used to refer to all fruit and nuts (except
berries). Over the centuries, this word has stuck in reference to the Genesis
fruit.
        　　10 亚当与夏娃的禁果
        　　与现在普遍流行的说法相反，创世纪一章中亚当和夏娃吃的并不是苹果。事实上那个果子并没有被命名--它指的是“智慧树”上的果实。这个误解形成的原因可能是中世纪英语(Q吧)中，“apple”一词指的是所有水果和坚果(除了浆果)。几个世纪以后，这个单词被惯用于指创世纪中的果实。