Because Eve had tempted Adam to eat of the fatal fruit, some early Fathers of the Church held her and all subsequent women to be the first sinners, and especially responsible for the Fall.

• 因为夏娃引诱亚当去吃那致命的果实，一些早期的教父便认定她和所有后来的女人都是第一个罪人，特别地要为死亡负责。