Portraits of Eden began as an attempt to recover the biblical vision of Eden, not merely as a lost garden, but as the original homeland and organizing center of God’s world. Yet Eden cannot be understood in isolation. As the lens widens, the surrounding landscape comes into view, revealing the larger framework in which Eden was set.
In tracing Eden’s contours, the book brings into focus the linchpin of the created order, the foundations of the earth, and the architecture of the cosmos. Along the way, other features naturally enter the frame: Babylon as the counterfeit city, Hell as the place of confinement, and Jacob’s ladder as the living connection between heaven and earth. These are not side topics, but background elements that give Eden its depth, scale, and meaning.
By following Scripture’s patterns rather than isolated passages, Portraits of Eden brings some of the Bible’s most complex and debated themes into clearer focus. What often feels confusing or fragmented begins to align. Patterns clarify where uncertainty once lingered, helping readers see how Scripture fits together as one coherent story rather than disconnected parts.
Together, these portraits reveal that Eden was never meant to stand alone. What Eden was, Mount Zion remembers, and in Zion, Eden is fulfilled.