Tristan Hughes
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The Eden Project in Britain today, for the plants and everything that's there.
It's a phrase that has endured down to the present day, like Sodom and Gomorrah, which we've done in the past, a symbol of destruction.
It's one that, if someone mentions, oh, this is a Garden of Eden, you know exactly what they're talking about.
something desirable but not within your grasp idea kind of thing heading back to a past time and your own fictional idea of it Dylan this has been absolutely fantastic is there anything else that you'd like to mention about the Garden of Eden before we finish I think that covers it we've covered everything well it has been an absolutely fantastic interview and it just goes for me to say thank you so much for taking the time to come back on the podcast it's been great thank you
There was Dr Dylan Johnson returning to the show to talk through the story of Adam and Eve and the many different themes linked to this well-known creation story, whether that be the theme of immortality or wisdom, and of course, the links to Mesopotamia.
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