[Narrator] The fruit of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste brought death into the world. [Stephen Smith] Have you ever wondered how it all began? Have you ever wondered about love, about grace and sin? Have you ever wondered about eternal providence, about the ways of God? Paradise Lost is an unforgettable exploration of these subjects. Satan is the primary means by which Milton teaches us about the fallen mind, how it sees, thinks, how it makes decisions. Milton wants us to understand the fallen mind so that we can avoid being misled by it. We begin in the dark, in Hell. The poem turns to Heaven and then to Eden. Milton challenges us to imagine what was Eden like? What is unfallen human nature like? To see that we are created sufficient to stand and free to fall. We're not just encountering paper. We're encountering the living intellect of a master spirit. In this course, we'll join John Milton on a great poetic flight,

dedicated to exploring the question of why God permits evil. This is an invitation to the full feast, to experience and enjoy the greatest long poem written in the English language. I'm Stephen Smith. This is our course on Paradise Lost. Let's begin.

Paradise Lost | Official Trailer

Paradise Lost | Official Trailer