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Page 83
... tree of life as a heavenly recompense for obedience appears in the Jerusalem Targum on Genesis 2 : 9 . The tree itself signifies the law , and its fruit is acquired through obedience : “ He prepared the garden of Eden for the righteous ...
... tree of life as a heavenly recompense for obedience appears in the Jerusalem Targum on Genesis 2 : 9 . The tree itself signifies the law , and its fruit is acquired through obedience : “ He prepared the garden of Eden for the righteous ...
Page 84
... tree [ of life ] was so called because it was a Sacrament or divine sign and testimony not only that Adam would be preserved in this earthly life but also ( and chiefly ) that he would be translated to a celestial life if he would per ...
... tree [ of life ] was so called because it was a Sacrament or divine sign and testimony not only that Adam would be preserved in this earthly life but also ( and chiefly ) that he would be translated to a celestial life if he would per ...
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... Tree " in Paradise Lost . The secular banquet and the forbidden fruit are linked not only as logical opposites of ... Tree of Knowledge grew fast by . . . . ... that onely Tree Of knowledge , planted by the Tree of Life , So neer grows ...
... Tree " in Paradise Lost . The secular banquet and the forbidden fruit are linked not only as logical opposites of ... Tree of Knowledge grew fast by . . . . ... that onely Tree Of knowledge , planted by the Tree of Life , So neer grows ...
Contents
PART ITHE HEROIC IMAGE | 21 |
The Hero of Faith | 44 |
Messianic Ministry As Epic | 58 |
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