From the Garden of Moses to the Garden of John

Our lives do not end with "ashes to ashes, dust to dust." The Judeo-Christian Bible begins perfectly in the Garden of Eden as described by Moses, and it ends perfectly in a garden setting within the city of New Jerusalem as described by the Apostle John. In contrast to these perfect garden bookends, the chapters in between describe a world that is far from perfect. What happened? And even if we can figure out what happened, what do we do about it? This survey considers eight (8) biblical ground