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Historically, The Bible Has Been Used To Drive A Wedge Between The Spirit And The Body. In This Book, David Carr Argues That The Bible Affirms Erotic Passion. Sexuality And Spirituality, He Contends, Are Intricately Interwoven: The Journey Toward God And The Life-long Engagement With Our Own Sexual Embodiment Are Inseparable.--book Jacket. Introduction: The Bible And Eros -- I: The Eden Garden And The Law: Before The Garden: Made In God's Bodily Image -- The Eden Garden, Part 1: Created For Erotic Connection -- The Eden Garden, Part 2: The Tragic Loss Of Connectedness -- The Rules: Biblical Sexual Morality -- Ii: Isaiah's Vinegard Garden And The Prophets: Marriage To God: Isaiah's Vineyard And Other Images Of Divine-human Sexuality -- Unromantic Eros: Divine-human Gender Terror, Religious Exclusivism, And Love Gone Wrong -- Iii: The Garden Of The Song Of Songs Amidst The Writings: Other Gardens: Women's Worlds And Ancient Love Poetry -- Come To The Garden: A Walk Through The Song Of Songs -- The Erotic And The Mystical: Bringing Sexuality And Spirituality Together In Reading The Song Of Songs -- Iv: Concluding Reflections: The Word Made Flesh: Echoes Of The Old Testament Gardens In The New Testament -- Epilogue: The Erotic Word. David M. Carr. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [179]-206) And Indexes. We start with a prelude to the garden of Eden text: the description of the creation of humanity in Genesis 1.