The Tree of Life, and The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
The Tree of Life, and The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Two of the trees said to have been planted by God in the Garden of Eden (Gen. 2:17; 3:24). They were believed by St. Ambrose to be of mystical significance. The former is understood to be the manifestation of God, and the latter of the worldly wisdom to which our human nature is too apt to incline.
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