Seeds of Transcendence: Understanding the Hebrew Bible Through Plants

by Jo Ann Gardner

Book Overview

". . . and it was Evening and it was Morning, the Third Day." Why was this day different from all others according to the Bible? In the Book of Genesis we are told that every plant on earth, including trees, was created on that day. In this seminal study, Jo Ann Gardner shows how the ancient Israelites, the compilers of the Hebrew Bible, not only made practical use of native plants but studied them to reveal meanings that enabled them to better understand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0915474158
• ISBN13: 9780915474158
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Decalogue Books
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Grade 10 to Postsecondary