author bruce feiler writes widely on biblical and other issues and he was writer and host of the pbsies, "walking the bible and sacred journeys." welcome to you. >> nice to be here. thank you for having me. >> brown: i wasn't sure what i was opening up. i expected to see something about the bible and archaeology and i did but you also write about yourself, about relationships, about modern technology. what were you after in looking at their story? out at every moment, at every to this story and what happened to me was we were on a trip to rome as a family and we took my daughters into the sistine chapel and i'm like, "look up girls i'm going to blow your mind." and one of them looks up and sees adam and god sailing across the skies. >> brown: the famous moment where they're touching. >> the famous moment and says, "well, you know, where am i in that picture?" this is from the point of view of an eight year old girl. and her sister-- my mom's an something i'd never seen before which is eve underneath god's arm. and she says, you know, "is that eve?" and i-- that's just when it hit me

author bruce feiler sees adam and eve as the original star-crossed lovers. ory. >> i think it's about forgiveness. it's about resilience. they must stay together. >> reporter: feiler's new book out this week has even inspired an adam and eve approach to couples therapy looking for answers in the book of genesis to the ultimate question. how do you make love last? >> embedded in the story is the meaning of love. >> reporter: marriage counselors ellyn and peter gathered a few couples. >> adam and eve, you're on a team and, you know, win or lose, you win or lose together. >> at the end of the day the consequence is shared. >> because they're both put out of the garden at the end regardless of whose fault it was. >> adam and eve are alone. maybe that is what appeals to me that they were -- it's you and i, babe. >> reporter: knowing what they know now. >> there's no way i'd listen to the snake. >> i hate snakes. >> if i ate it and you ate it and god said, dan, you weren't supposed to eat that apple. would you say, well, michelle ate it. >> i'd take the fall for he

. >>> and now to relationship advice from the original couple, best-selling author bruce feiler is turinges who draw lessons from adam and eve. >> reporter: we all remember when harry met sally but how well do we remember when eve? author bruce feilor sees adam and eve as the original star-crossed lovers. this is the definitive not unhappily ever after story. >> i think it' forgiveness and resilience, they must stay together. >> reporter: his new book out this week has even insired an adam and eve approach to couples therapy looking for answers in the book of genesis to the ultimate question. how do you make love last >> embedded in the story is the meaning of love. >> reporter: marriage counselors pllym and peter gathered a few couples. >> adam and eve, on a team and, you know, win or lose, you win or lose together. >> at the end of the day the consequence is shared. >> because they're both put out of the garden at the end regardless of whose fault it was. >> adam and eve are alone. maybe that is what appeals to me. it's you and i, babe. >> reporter: knowing what they know now. >> there'