{"title":"Literary Criticism","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-first-and-second-books-of-adam-and-eve-paperback-1","title":"The First And Second Books Of Adam And Eve - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRutherford H. Platt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe First and Second Books of Adam and Eve is a religious text that recounts the story of the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, as told in the Bible. This particular version of the text was translated and edited by Rutherford H. Platt and includes both the first and second books. The book begins with the creation of Adam and Eve and their life in the Garden of Eden, where they were given everything they needed by God. 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