Adam's sin with the Tree of Knowledge plunged humanity into an imperfect world, and man's response to this imperfection occurs on both the physical and spiritual planes. Citing the Torah and Midrashim, Rabbi Wein demonstrates humanity's progress to the Bronze Age, but more importantly, he explains the psychological and spiritual imprint we all bear as a result of Adam's sin.

• the Jewish view of the power of the individual
• humanity's role in developing civilization
• the Bronze Age and the birth of technology explained from a Jewish point of view
• Enoch and the origin of paganism
• Marxism and Darwinism debunked
• the Bible proved timelessly relevant