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... Adam for naming , " but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him . " Many exegetes think this passage is an im- perfect fusion of various strands . It has also been suggested that it is a modification of a myth of a natural man ...
... Adam for naming , " but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him . " Many exegetes think this passage is an im- perfect fusion of various strands . It has also been suggested that it is a modification of a myth of a natural man ...
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... Adam to tell Raphael of Eve's creation , Milton narrowly avoids viola- tion of the deeply rooted conviction of the Old Testament writers that God should not be seen " in the act . " Nature brings Adam a sleep which leaves open the Cell ...
... Adam to tell Raphael of Eve's creation , Milton narrowly avoids viola- tion of the deeply rooted conviction of the Old Testament writers that God should not be seen " in the act . " Nature brings Adam a sleep which leaves open the Cell ...
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Contents
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3 THE EARLY CHRISTIAN ERA | 38 |
4 THE MIDDLE AGES | 67 |
5 THE HISTORICAL PARADISE OF THE RENAISSANCE | 89 |
6 THE LEGACY OF EDEN | 125 |
7 THE SEARCH FOR PARADISE | 188 |
8 THE NATURAL PARADISE THE CELESTIAL PARADISE AND THE INNER PARADISE | 234 |
9 THE FADING OF PARADISE | 269 |
NOTES | 291 |
INDEX | 319 |
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