Irenaeus sees Christ as the new Adam, who systematically undoes what Adam did: thus, where Adam was disobedient concerning God's edict concerning the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, Christ was obedient even to death on the wood of a tree.
Ireneo ve a Cristo como o novo Adán, que desfai sistematicamente o que Adán fixo: así, onde Adán foi desobediente respecto do edito de Deus sobre o froito da Árbore do Coñecemento do Ben e do Mal, Cristo foi obediente ata a morte na madeira dunha árbore.