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 notion that all men and women are like God implies that they demand our respect as God does. Reverence for human life and dignity, in other words, is thus given a unique sanction by the ‘image of God’ idea. What I want to say here is that the Garden of Eden story adds a further dimension to this view of humanity, by stating that even disobedient, humiliated, struggling men and women like Adam and Eve, refugees from paradise, are ‘like God’, and demand our reverence and respect as bearing in their

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