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Ancestral sin
Ancestral sin, generational sin, or ancestral fault (Koinē Greek: προπατορικὴ ἁμαρτία; προπατορικὸν ἁμάρτημα; προγονικὴ ἁμαρτία), is the doctrine that individuals inherit the judgement for the sin of their ancestors.[1][2] It exists primarily as a concept in Mediterranean religions (e.g. in Christian hamartiology); generational sin is referenced in the Bible in Exodus 20:5.[3][4]
The classical scholar Martin West draws a distinction between an ancestral curse and an inherited guilt, punishment, adversity or genetic corruption.[5]
- ^ Smith, Chuck (17 February 2014). "Generational Sin?". Calvary Chapel. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ John Piper (3 November 2015). "Can My Life Be Plagued by Generational Sins, Hexes, or Curses?". Desiring God. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ West 1999, p. 33f: "Critics have often spoken of an inherited curse when what they mean is inherited guilt, or some kind of genetic corruption, or persistent but unexplained adversity."
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