Synopsis "The Middle of Life"
In the second creation account in Genesis (2:9), we read "In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil". I wonder how many people who read and even quoted it actually reflected on it or examinedthe import of the phrase, "the middle of the Garden". Adia J. Echem, in this fascinating work, has done just that and more.Having explored the concept of "the middle of life" and that the tree in the middle of the garden is capable of giving life and dispensing the knowledge of good and evil, Adia has used personal experiences and concrete examples and illustrations to drive home her understanding of the middle of life. Unlike some writers who tell beautiful Bible stories without corresponding relevance for contemporary everyday living, Adia makes the book come alive and relevant in its entirety.Adia has done great justice to the theme of the book, The Middle of Life. She has x-rayed it from various dimensions and perspectives. The discourse in this work is not only educative and informative, but it is equally inspirational, devotional as well as philosophical. It is a book worth reading not only for the sheer beauty of it but more importantly, for the useful lessons one can learn from it.Indeed, the material in this book is compelling, interesting and very relevant to contemporary society. I therefore, very strongly, recommend it to pastors, theologians, politicians, political office leaders and the general public, particularly scholars of Philosophy of Religion.Elder Manasseh E. Udo Ph. D, FAR... From Forward
