Garden of Eden – Additional Resources
Recommended Readings:
- Nahum M. Sarna, Understanding Genesis (New York: Schocken, 1966), 23–32.
- James Barr, The Garden of Eden and the Hope of Immortality (London: SCM, 1992).
- Phyllis Trible, God and the Rhetoric of Sexuality (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1978).
Articles: (click to view)
- “Uproar over artist’s painting of God as a black woman” by Raquel Laneri
- “Eden” by Dexter Callender
- “It All Began with ‘Adam and Eve'” by Michael Schaub
- “Eden, Garden of” by Emil G. Hirsch, Mary W. Montgomery, Solomon Schechter, Judah David Eisenstein, M. Seligsohn
Sermons: (click to view)
- “Nekkid” by The Rev. Kaji Dousa
- “The Garden of Eden” by The Rev. David Gunderson
- “Snake Bite” by The Rev. Sheila C. Gustafson
- “With Full Submission” by The Rev. Kari Nicewander (note: this sermon includes descriptions of sexual assault)
Lectures: (click to view)
- YDS Old Testament Interpretation, Part 1 – Lecture 7, by Robert Wilson
- YDS Old Testament Interpretation, Part 1 – Lecture 8, by Robert Wilson
Videos: (click to view)
- YBS Book of Genesis study with Professor Joel Baden: Week 3 – full lecture
- Creation in Genesis 2, Dr. Joel S. Baden
- The Garden of Eden in Genesis 2, Dr. Joel S. Baden
- The Creation of Woman in Genesis 2, Dr. Joel S. Baden
- Eating from the Tree of Knowledge, Dr. Joel S. Baden
- Paradise Lost?, Dr. Joel S. Baden
Art: (click to view)
