Bible (Holy Bible) influenced Paradise Lost

• Paradise Lost is primarily based on the biblical accounts of creation, the Fall of Man, and humanity's first disobedience.
• Its main source is the Book of Genesis, particularly the stories of Adam and Eve, the Garden of Eden, the Tree of Knowledge, and the temptation by the serpent.
• Milton expands the brief biblical narrative by imagining events the Bible does not describe in detail, such as Satan's thoughts, the war in Heaven, and conversations between angels.
• The character of Satan is inspired by biblical references to the devil found throughout Scripture, especially in books such as Book of Isaiah, Book of Ezekiel (as traditionally interpreted), and the Book of Revelation.
• The poem draws on the New Testament's teachings about sin, temptation, redemption, and humanity's need for salvation through Christ.
• God, the Son, Adam, Eve, the angels, and Satan are all biblical figures whose roles Milton develops into fully realized literary characters.

Milton uses biblical themes of free will, obedience, justice, forgiveness, and the consequences of pride to explore why evil exists and why humanity suffers.

• Rather than changing the Bible's central message, Milton sought to dramatize and explain it, famously stating that his purpose was to "justify the ways of God to men."