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Matthew 21:1-22

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Is Jesus the New Adam?

The Garden of Eden is seen in the book of Jubilees. It says that the Garden of Eden was the holy of holies of the world, which is like a temple. So this is a Jewish tradition. We see it in other texts like life of Adam and Eve. I think the idea is in fact Jesus is not just a new David. He is the new Adam. And we're seeing the beginning of a new Genesis here as he is entering into into Jerusalem and the temple. That fits beautifully with what you talked about him reversing the cursing and the time of David with the blind and the lame. Yeah.

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