Author Description

There are some people who think that the Biblical account of Adam and Eve is simply a fictional story in the myth or allegory category. I am not one of those people.Adam and Eve were real people in a real garden, created by a loving God, Adam from the dust of the ground, Eve from a bone in Adam's side. (Thus Adam was the first patient to undergo surgery under anesthesia! Genesis 2:21-22.)In this book I have tried to imagine what the lives of Adam and Eve were like after they were sent out of the beautiful Garden of Eden. Their thoughts and interactions. Their children. Their nurturing of those children. The first murder. The mark of Cain. The aftermath of Cain's leaving to a place "East of Eden." (Genesis 4:16)I was not there. No one living today can claim that privilege, but as I have thought and pondered the details of the Biblical story, this book has taken shape.I challenge the reader to let go of preconceived ideas and to go with me on this journey of discovery -- what might have been. --Lenore Lang