Regaining Paradise LostLongman, 1994 - 151 pages |
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... Michael's narrative to Adam seems almost interminable , in the Godhead's account seems unrelated to time . Empson in his anti - Christian account offers a rather jaundiced reading of this passage , concluding that the Son ' does not ...
... Michael's narrative to Adam seems almost interminable , in the Godhead's account seems unrelated to time . Empson in his anti - Christian account offers a rather jaundiced reading of this passage , concluding that the Son ' does not ...
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... Michael's first statements invite Adam's misperception : [ Michael ] A virgin is his mother , but his sire The power of the most high ; he shall ascend The throne hereditary , and bound his reign With earth's wide bounds , his glory ...
... Michael's first statements invite Adam's misperception : [ Michael ] A virgin is his mother , but his sire The power of the most high ; he shall ascend The throne hereditary , and bound his reign With earth's wide bounds , his glory ...
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... Michael once more generalises about the vision Adam has been confronted with : But he the seventh from thee , whom thou beheld'st The only righteous in a world perverse , And therefore hated , therefore so beset With foes for daring ...
... Michael once more generalises about the vision Adam has been confronted with : But he the seventh from thee , whom thou beheld'st The only righteous in a world perverse , And therefore hated , therefore so beset With foes for daring ...
Contents
The Holy Spirit | 23 |
The problem of Satan | 44 |
The private life of Adam and | 64 |
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