Getting Back Into the Garden of EdenUniversity Press of America, 1998 - 154 من الصفحات Getting Back into the Garden of Eden studies the story of the Garden of Eden in-depth from an historical-psychological perspective for the first time. It explores how the historical experiences of the Hebrew people became transformed into the psychologically meaningful and therefore symbolic characters and situations in the first three chapters of the Genesis story. It examines the possibilities of the placement and inspiration for the Garden from the oases of the Arabian desert and the advanced irrigation culture of the areas of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. |
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Two Stories | 1 |
Historical Influences | 7 |
The Male God | 19 |
Personification | 33 |
Subtle Serpent | 41 |
Tree Of Knowledge Of Good And Evil | 75 |
Mother Of All Living | 99 |
Forbidden Fruit | 109 |
Good And Evil | 119 |
Separation | 127 |
Conclusion | 133 |
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عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
ability Adam Ahura Mazda ancient Angra Mainyu animals appears Asherah associated banana plant became blood body breath bull Canaan Canaanite chapter circa consciousness created culture cursed date palm death deity desert divine early Hebrews early humans early Sumerian earth eating Egypt Egyptian Elohim Encyclopaedia Judaica Eridu evil knowledge existence female fertility Garden of Eden Garden serpent Garden story Genesis Genesis story god Yahweh gods Greek heaven Hebrew male Hebrew tribes Horned Desert Viper immanent immanent force influence inspiration Israel land later literally means living forms Lord Mideast moon Moses Nintu nomadic originating source poisonous presence probably referred relative force represents reproduction revered rivers sacred Sayce The Religions seen Semitic serpent spirit Serpent Symbol sexual snake Sumer Sumerian supernatural tablets temple Thou shalt thought Tree of Knowledge unto venom visionary mushrooms wind woman worshipped Yahweh Zoroaster