The Case: Reading Adam's Responsibility Through the Full Testimony of Scripture

This thesis presents an evidence-first, text-loyal analysis of Genesis 3 and 1 Timothy 2:14, introducing a unique framework termed "Evidence by Conclusion" developed by Jeff Munafo. The argument establishes that while Adam bears automatic covenantal responsibility for the physical act of eating the fruit, the narrative text strictly demonstrates a state of material ignorance rather than willful, premeditated deception or rebellion. By reading the physical timeline and structural cause-and-effect outcomes of the Fall, this work reevaluates centuries of traditional psychological interpretation to restore a text-first understanding of federal headship and its perfect Christological inversion in the New Testament. This fourth version features advanced structural updates, clean typographic categorization of the foundational pillars of evidence, and an aligned academic layout optimized for scholarly collection registry.