There are liberal Christian apologists who no longer subscribe to a literal belief in the Fall of Man. They have relegated Adam and Eve to the realm of Mythology. These liberals are opposed by orthodox apologists, who declare that belief in the Atonement implies belief in the Fall of Man.
Logic seems to be on the orthodox side.
If there was no Fall, there is no need of an atonement, and no Redeemer is required . Those, then, who consent in recognizing in Christ Jesus a God and Redeemer , and who, notwithstanding, cannot resolve upon admitting the story of the Fall of Man to be historical , should exculpate themselves from the reproach of inconsistency . 1 Anyone who is familiar with the elements of the higher criticism knows that there are two stories of the Creation and Fall of Man in the book of Genesis. The first, or Priestly Account, was written in the fifth century B.C. and extends from the beginning of Genesis through verse 3 of chapter 2. The second, or Jehovistic Account, begins with verse 4 of chapter 2, and extends through the third chapter.