Comments on: Is the doctrine of “Original Sin” warranted in the Tanakh or in Jewish tradition? http://rabbimichaelsamuel.com/2010/02/is-the-doctrine-of-original-sin-warranted-in-the-tanakh-or-in-jewish-tradition/ Unorthodox Jewish reflections on the issues of our day Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:27:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Yochanan Lavie http://rabbimichaelsamuel.com/2010/02/is-the-doctrine-of-original-sin-warranted-in-the-tanakh-or-in-jewish-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Yochanan Lavie Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:01:50 +0000 http://rabbimichaelsamuel.com/?p=2360#comment-106 And then John Milton turned the traditional Christian reading on its head with his "fortunate fall" of Paradise Lost: The World was all before them, where to choose Thir place of rest, and Providence thir guide: They hand in hand with wandring steps and slow, Through EDEN took thir solitarie way. So ends the epic poem. The world is all before them, and salvation has been promised. And then John Milton turned the traditional Christian reading on its head with his “fortunate fall” of Paradise Lost:

The World was all before them, where to choose
Thir place of rest, and Providence thir guide:
They hand in hand with wandring steps and slow,
Through EDEN took thir solitarie way.

So ends the epic poem. The world is all before them, and salvation has been promised.

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