The Types of Scripture: The Garden of Eden (2)*

George Ophoff was Professor of Old Testament Studies in the Protestant Reformed Seminary in its early days. Reprinted here, in edited form, are articles that Ophoff wrote at that time for the Standard Bearer. Previous article in this series: January 15, 2005, p. 184. One of the institutions of Paradise, so it was pointed out, was the tree of life. This tree was good for food, and it nourished man's frame at its fountainhead. It was capable of maintaining in man the powers of an endless life....