garden, city, suburb?

NT Wright and other have pointed out that the story of Scripture begins in a garden (Genesis 2-3) and ends in a city (Revelation 21-22, esp 21:1-4).

So, what does it mean that many of us live in suburbs?

Published by Guy M Williams

Stacy Pever Anzick says:

16 February 2009 at 11:10 AM

further proof that God’s work does not end with the Bible but that there continues to be growth and spiritual revelation!

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Jody+ says:

16 February 2009 at 2:08 PM

“And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the pAmen, qthe faithful and true witness, rthe beginning of God’s creation. “ ‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. sWould that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. (Rev. 3:14-16)

Well… if garden’s are cold and cities are hot… then suburbia is… uh oh! :-)

I’ve been enjoying your blog, keep up the good work.

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Richard H says:

16 February 2009 at 3:44 PM

My first thought is that a suburban person must be on the way from the one to the other. My second thought is that it’s a mistake to take our current understanding of “city” and “garden” and try to map them directly on the biblical usage of the terms. The way I read it, the use of “garden” and “city” in scripture are descriptive rather than normative, so I’m not particularly worried about it.

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Todd R says:

19 February 2009 at 8:54 AM

I’m thinking kind of like Lewis’ hell in The Great Divorce except with a Super-WalMart….

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