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According to Christianity, Adam sinned in the [[Garden of Eden]] by eating from the [[tree of the knowledge of good and evil]]. This action introduced death and sin into the world. This sinful nature infected all his descendants, and led humanity to be expelled from the Garden. Only through the [[Crucifixion of Jesus]], humanity can be redeemed.
In Islam, Adam is considered ''[[Khalifa]]'' (خليفة) (successor) on earth. This is understood to mean either that he is God's deputy, the initiation of a new cycle of sentient life on earth, or both.<ref>Mahmoud Ayoub ''The Qur'an and Its Interpreters, Volume 1'' SUNY Press, 1984 {{ISBN|978-0-87395-727-4}} p. 73</ref> Similar to the Biblical account
In Gnostic belief-systems, the bodily creation of Adam is viewed in a negative light.<ref>Chipman, Leigh NB. "Mythic Aspects of the Process of Adam's Creation in Judaism and Islam." Studia Islamica (2001): 5-25.</ref> Due to the underlying demonization of matter, Gnostic cosmologies depict the body as a form of prison of Adam's soul. This soul would have been transferred by [[Sophia (Gnosticism)|Sophia]] (wisdom) onto the [[Demiurge|creator]] (Demiurge) of the [[Demiurge|material world]], who in turn is tricked into blowing the soul into a body.
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