Echoes of Eden: Genesis 2–3 and Symbolism of the Eden Garden in Biblical Hebrew Literature

Terje Stordalen's 2000 Peeters monograph — the comprehensive scholarly treatment of the Eden garden's symbolism and its reception across the Hebrew Bible, including the Tree of Life motif and its relation to the broader ancient Near Eastern sacred-tree tradition. A principal mainstream reference for the literary-historical reading the corpus engages and reframes.