Multiple Meanings, One Reality: Learning a Hermeneutics of Harmony
By now we’ve seen at least three “Eden lenses” at work:
Jesus, in Matthew 19, using Genesis 1–2 to defend covenant oneness.
Joe Atman’s philosophical war: Eden as courtroom and concept‑factory.
ʻAbdu’l‑Bahá’s inner allegory: Adam as body, Eve as soul, serpent as attachment.
The challenge is not to pick a winner, but to learn what I’ll call a Hermeneutics of…
