Read this passage from "The Monk's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer, Consider Adam, made by God's own finger,
And not begotten of man's unclean seed,
He that in Eden was allowed to linger
Now called Damascus and had power at need
What is the most likely meaning of the metaphor in this passage?

a. Adam was created by God himself

b)Adam was permitted to live in Eden.

c)Adam lived in what is now Damascus

d)Adam didn't have human parents.

D

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