Echoes of Eden
Subtitle: eternal lessons from our first parents
By: E. Douglas Clark
Publisher: Covenant Communications; Covenant
Published: 2010
Place of publication: American Fork, Utah
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781608610792
Subjects: Mormon Church; Doctrines; Bible; Eden; History and criticism; Patriarchs (Bible)
Description: Noted gospel scholar E. Douglas Clark leads readers on a fascinating journey from the Garden of Eden to the Arabian desert to the land of Canaan as he explores sacred writ relating to Adam and Eve and Abraham and Sarah. Along the way he explores priceless truths about the Creation and the Fall, about life and love, about mortality and marriage, and about the Savior and His Atonement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-219) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: Adam and Eve.; title: Marriage, creation, and the "help meet"; title: The story of the rib; title: One flesh, one heart, one will; title: forever; title: Choosing mortality and marriage; title: Preparation and empowerment for mortality; title: Laboring in love as equal partners; title: Living and teaching the gospel together; title: Beginning; title: Part 2: Abraham and Sarah.; title: Beginnings in Ur; title: Seeking to establish Zion together; title: The ordeal in Egypt; title: Prayers, promises, and blessings in the land of promise; title: Sarah's sacrifice and blessing; title: The joy of Isaac; title: Pressing forward to the end.