I first saw this video at Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth:

For some great comments on it, see Justin Taylor’s blog.

Here is a response:

Was Adam a Real Historical Individual? at Analogical Thoughts
12 reasons why an evangelical view of the Bible commits one to the existence of Adam as a real historical individual.

This is the clincher for me:
8. In Romans 5:12-21, Paul draws his famous parallel between Adam and Jesus. The transgression of “one man” (Adam) brought judgment and death, but the obedience of “one man” (Jesus) brought righteousness and life. If Adam never actually existed (never mind sinned), Paul’s parallel — on which his theological argument depends — falls flat.

HT: Between Two Worlds

I don’t understand why people want to turn this stuff around and take the much harder reading and call the plain reading (in all of Scripture, not just Genesis) “very highly literalistic” as if it’s not legitimate or sophisticated.

And here is a response to the response at Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth.

Update: here is an excellent rebuttal to the rebuttal to the rebuttal at Analogical Thoughts which offered the 12 reasons linked above.

Update: The Historicity of Adam: Genesis DEconstructed and REconstructed at THEOparadox