In this second part of our discussion on the book of Genesis, I finish my conversation with scholar T. Desmond Alexander by examining the garden of eden as a temple and the royal/priestly role of mankind.
Further Reading by our guest: From Eden to the New Jerusalem– by T.D. Alexander
The City of God and the Goal of Creation– by T.D. Alexander
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