Tag: anti-nomianism

  • Who Wrote the Epic Poem Paradise Lost?

    Who Wrote the Epic Poem Paradise Lost?

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    Oliver Woods
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    ABSTRACT:  Milton seeks to answer the question of Theodicy and the existence of evil.  The dictionary definition of theodicy is the vindication of divine goodness and providence in view of the existence of evil.  This is a major theme in Paradise Lost as Milton seeks to sound the depths of the good purpose of a sovereign God in allowing the fall of man. The epic poem Paradise Lost, was written by John Milton between 1658 and 1663.  Milton had become blind in 1652, so the poem was dictated to a friend.  In the prologue, Milton invokes the Muse of Astronomy, stating […]