The Garden of Eden Essay

Milton tells the story of the Garden of Eden in rich, full detail. He expanded the tale of the Serpent trying to convince Eve to do an act forbidden by God. It was described briefly in the bible but here, though fiction, gives more of a sense on what happened. I will dissect the fifteen lines in Paradise Lost, Book IX, where the Serpent presents his argument to Eve that she should eat the fruit from the forbidden tree. This selection shows how smooth and sly the serpent is in his manipulation.…

a stream came out of the ground, providing water for the earth. That same day, God created man from dust and gave life by, “Breathing into his nostrils the breath of life”. God proceeds to plant a garden, called the Garden of Eden, and placed man in it to till and keep it. Out of the Garden of Eden, there is a river in order to water the…

governing and determining our lives. Paradise Lost is the book Milton wrote to portray his beliefs concerning this question of justifying the ways of God to men. The answer to this question, at least for John Milton, revolves around the events in the Garden of Eden, concerning the two infamous and yet highly regarded individuals, Adam and Eve. In answering the question many atheists and skeptics pose to Christians, why do evil things happen if there is a God who loves us unconditionally and is…

In Paradise Lost, we encounter several important characters that we can classify as the hero of the story but there is only one character who truly fits the category of a hero. Adam, the first man created by God, is a true example of a tragic hero. Several characteristics of a tragic hero are a noble birth, fated for punishment or great suffering, free will and enlightenment through suffering. Milton believes that his character or subject is more heroic than Achilles or Aeneas because he doesn’t…

Milton uses allusions throughout Paradise Lost including biblical references, literary references and mythological references. Many of his allusions refer to the Bible story of Adam, Eve, and Lucifer, explaining their sins and the reason humans lost their paradise. He also uses other literary and mythological references to relate further to the story. To begin with, Milton uses many allusions to the Bible. He opens the story explaining man’s first sin with the forbidden fruit and Adam and Eve:…

beginning if the quest. In Paradise Lost, Satan experiences characteristics of a hero as he was once an angel who fell from heaven. Satan’s journey to Eden demonstrates a perfect example of call to adventure as he tempts eve into wrong evil doings. He transforms into a snake and bribes Adam and Eve to eat from the forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden. His supernatural aid are the fallen angels who lurk into wrongdoings. According to the poem, they are the slaves to Satan’s accomplishments. In…

The Comparisons of the Creation Stories of The Epic of Gilgamesh, Popol Vuh, and Genesis Throughout history several cultures have developed their own accounts of how the origin of the earth and its people were created. Three accounts that can be compared are Popol Vuh (The “Mayan Bible”), the book of Genesis from the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, and The Epic of Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia. By reading these similar creation and flood stories, one can grasp a deeper understanding of the…

Who Told You That You Were Naked? A Refreshing Reexamination of the Garden of Eden’ is a non-fiction spirituality book published by the Carpenter’s Son. It was written by William E. Combs, a retired Presbyterian Minister and a Doctor of Ministry degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary. The author’s motivation was to reexamine the events that take place in the Garden of Eden, whether they have effect on the corrupted human society today and to our Salvation. The book is highly recommended…

lived with God and life without God is vanity. Adam and Eve experienced vanity the moment they stopped believing God. The theology of Genesis 1 is of work which begins with a theology of creation and goes on Genesis 2 where man worked in the garden of Eden. This work brought fulfillment in Genesis 2 and pain in Genesis 3 because God cursed the ground that man works on. Humans males experiences and find their highest us fulfillment in their work (job). Work is where God is omnipotence the…

sinful disobedience. Human’s first temptation to sin was because of their desire to be like God and acquire the knowledge of God. Satan tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden and told her that if she would eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil she would become like God. The only forbidden tree in the entire garden was the one Eve wanted. Isn’t this true for all humans we want the forbidden? As Karen Armstrong said “We are meaning-seeking creatures. Dogs, as far as…