April Week # 2 - Our Paradise Was Never Lost

About this episode

The episode discusses the themes of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' and explores the concept of the Garden of Eden.

In this episode, I read a summary of the 12 books that make up "Paradise Lost", by the 16th-century English Poet John Milton. I used this book to develop my book, which is titled "Paradise Found". I explain what I believe may have happened during the time of Adam and Eve (4500 B.C.). I believe the Garden of Eden was either part of an allegorical story or existed metaphysically in the Tigris/Euphrates Valley. In any event, Eden served as a source of inspi...

People in this episode

Host: Bill Smallman

Topics covered

• Paradise Lost
• Garden of Eden
• Adam and Eve
• metaphysical existence
• allegorical stories

Keywords

• Paradise Lost
• John Milton
• Garden of Eden
• Adam and Eve
• metaphysical
• allegory
• Tigris Euphrates

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Paradise Lost

Places: Tigris/Euphrates Valley

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