In its strictest sense, 'midrash' refers to rabbinic biblical interpretations of the first five centuries C E Nowadays, it is commonly used 'as a name for all "creative" interpretations of the Bible that seek to move beyond the historical, "original" sense of the biblical text'. The spirit of midrash has 'imperative to connect to the biblical text, irrepressible playfulness, and delight in multiple, polyvalent traditions of interpretation'. However the concept that Adam was tempted by Eve is common, both in Judaism and Christianity. Interestingly, the Koran simply records that both ate the fruit of the tree, and that Satan tempted Adam, with no specific mention of Eve. Obedience to the divine imperative, whether negative or positive, must be based on a direct personal relationship'. This, at least, does not present Eve as a person inherently more liable to be tempted than Adam.