• Gen 2:7 — And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
• Gen 3:17 — And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sak
• Gen 3:19 — In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

8 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Anglican · Anglican
• Roman Catholic · Catholic
• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Lutheran · Lutheran
• Eastern Orthodox · Orthodox
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed
• Wesleyan · Wesleyan

36 passages from 10 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 10 passages
• Theology of the Body · 7 passages
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 4 passages
• City of God · 4 passages
• Confessions · 3 passages
• Homilies on the First Epistle to the Corinthians · 2 passages
• Commentary on Genesis · 2 passages
• Against the Arians (Orationes contra Arianos) · 2 passages
• Homilies on the Gospel of John · 1 passage
• De Principiis (On First Principles) · 1 passage