One aspect of human personality addressed in both the Bible and developmental psychology is drives. In this article I will briefly state three claims the Bible makes about drives and then evaluate three theories of development based on these criteria. The three developmental theories that will be evaluated are psychoanalytic theory, learning theory and epigenetic systems theory. A Biblical View on Human Drives The strongest drive of human beings is to have dominion from a biblical perspective. When God first created Adam, one of the first tasks given to Adam was to take care of God's creation. (Gen. 1:28) He was given great responsibility over organisms, as God commanded him to name them all. Adam was given the task of cultivating the earth and its soil, and so he did. His drive was to have dominion over his environment, as God had given him the right to do so. After God primarily spoke to Adam about having dominion over creatures, God realized that Adam did not feel satisfied with this one task. So Eve was created to make Adam less alone. Genesis 2:18 states that Eve was created to be Adam's helper and companion. The second strongest drive of the human being is to have close companionship with other humans. The drive to associate with others is so strong, in fact, that humans will commit to following them even if the relationship may be dysfunctional, as stated in Genesis 3:16. Human beings thrive when they can share the joys of life with others. When together, humans can further praise God for what He has done, for it is healthy to have Christian fellowship. Human beings were created in the image of God. Because God is perfect and without error (infallible), we are a reflection of Him. However, when Adam and Eve sinned against God, that infallibility was tainted… middle of the paper… from generation to generation, which could also include original sin. Since humans are created in the image of God, however, they also inherit overall goodness, since God is a perfect being. The theory least compatible with biblical criteria is learning theory. It is only compatible with a single criterion, because learning theorists focus too much on education and not enough on internal drives. Psychoanalytic theory would be more compatible with biblical criteria if it did not view humanity as intrinsically evil. The theory compatible with the most biblical criteria is the theory of epigenetic systems. It is compatible with two of the three criteria. It is particularly apt because it emphasizes the influence of original sin and the creation of man in the image of God, which can be seen from the macrogenetic perspective.