A Walk in the Garden: Biblical, Iconographical and Literary Images of Eden (Biblia.com)

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Genesis is about beginnings and origins. It is vitally important for understanding not only the biblical narrative, but also Christian theology. This volume brings together scholars with expertise in biblical studies, the traditions of Christian and Jewish exegesis, the history of art and literature, and various contemporary approaches to the study and interpretation of texts. The contributors...

The word (arum) occurs quite regularly in the Wisdom literature. It refers to something that is respected and advocated in some contexts, where it is translated ‘prudent’, but feared and condemned in others. On the one hand we have such texts as the following: The simple believes everything, the prudent (arum) looks where he is going (Prov. 14:15; cf. 12:16, 23; 13:16; 14:8, 18; 22:3; 27:12). On the other hand Job 5:12–13 reads: God frustrates the devices of the crafty so that their hands achieve

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