Jewish sources,26 and is also Paul’s view; see Rom 5:12–14* and 1 Cor 15:21–22*.27 A second result of Adam’s sin is that life on earth became toilsome and difficult. This view is also derived from the biblical text (Gen 3:17–19*) and is clearly expressed in 4 Ezra 7:12*, cf. also Vita Adam 34.28 A third result was the disruption of the order of creation. This world was not long pristine.29 The evil inclination is inherited by Adam’s descendants Strongly prominent in 4 Ezra is the view that