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At the very heart of God’s plan for the world stands an extraordinary city. Beginning with the garden of Eden in Genesis and ending with the New Jerusalem in Revelation, the biblical story reveals how God has been working throughout history to establish a city filled with his glorious presence. Tracing the development of the theme of city in both testaments, T. Desmond Alexander draws on his...

Genesis 1–3. These chapters exhibit a concise narrative style and are limited in what they communicate. With minimum detail, the opening chapters of Genesis set the scene for all that follows. Consequently, these chapters contain examples of proleptic ambiguity; ideas are introduced briefly, with the expectation that these will be developed more fully in the subsequent narrative. The ongoing story clarifies what may initially be ambivalent or vague in Genesis 1–3. For this reason, it is important
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