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title: 'The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Joshua Hall McIlvaine'
date: 1847-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Apologetical Method'
- 'Hermeneutics'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 2'
- 'Genesis 3'
- 'John 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mcilvaine-1847-the-tree-of-the-knowledge-of-good-and-evil
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# The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

Defends the biblical, symbolic account of the Fall and redemption. Argues symbols and the incarnation are necessary to convey spiritual truths and vindicate mysteries like the atonement.

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