Original sin

===Paul===
The writings of [[Saint Paul|Paul]] were extremely important in terms of the development of the doctrine of original sin. Paul uses much of the same language observed in 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch, such as Adam-death associations. Paul also emphasizes the individual human responsibility for their sins when he described the predominance of death over all "because all have sinned" (Romans 5:12).<ref>{{bibleverse|Romans|5:12}}</ref>{{sfn|Toews|2013|pp=38–47}}

For the first century after the writings of Paul were written, Christians wrote little about the story of the fall or Adam and Eve more broadly. It is only when the writings of authors such as [[Justin Martyr]] and [[Tatian]] were produced in the second half of the second century onwards that increased discussion on the story of Adam's fall begins to be written.{{efn|name=mcfar}}