So many interesting things to ponder. Here, I’ve categorized my resources by subject, if you want to delve deeper.
Anderson, Gary A. The Genesis of Perfection: Adam and Eve in Jewish and Christian Imagination. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001. Aurelio, John R. Mosquitoes in Paradise: A New Look at Genesis, Jesus, and the Meaning of Life. Fohrman, Rabbi David. The Beast That Crouches at the Door: Adam & Eve, Cain & Abel, and Beyond. Devora Publishing, 2007. Lumpkin, Joseph B. The Lost Book of Enoch: A Comprehensive Transliteration of the Forgotten Book of the Bible. Blountsville, AL: Fifth Estate Publishers, 2004. Pagels, Elaine. The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics. New York: Random House, 1995. Hepper, F. Nigel. Baker Encyclopedia of Bible Plants. Baker Book House, 1992. Chrisp, Peter. Mesopotamia: Iraq in Ancient Times. New York: Enchanted Lion Books, 2004.On Eve
Blidstein, Gerald J. In the Rabbi’s Garden: Adam and Eve in the Midrash. Northvale, New Jersey: Jason Aronson Inc., 1997.
Caspi, Mishael M. Eve in Three Traditions and Literatures: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Halevi, Shira. The Life Story of Adam and Havah: A New Targum of Genesis 1:26-5:5. Northvale, New Jersey: Jason Aronson Inc., 1997.
Hawkes, Jacquetta Hopkins and Sir Leonard Woolley. Prehistory and the Beginnings of Civilization. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963.
Manley, Johanna. The Lament of Eve. Menlo Park, California: Monastery Books, 1993.
Norris, Pamela. Eve: A Biography. Washington Square, New York: New York University Press, 1998.
Meyers, Carol. Discovering Eve: Ancient Israelite Women in Context. New York, Oxford University Press, 1988.
Pagels, Elaine. Adam, Eve, and the Serpent. New York: Random House, 1988.On the Garden of Eden
On Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel
On Genesis 6:2
Prophet, Elizabeth Clare. Forbidden Mysteries of Enoch: Fallen Angels and the Origins of Evil. Summit University Press, 1992.On Satan
On plants
Duke, James. Herbs of the Bible: 2000 Years of Plant Medicine. Wendell Whitman Co, 2007.Great children’s books on Mesopotamia
Hunter, Dr. Erica C.D. Ancient Mesopotamia: Cultural Atlas for Young People. New York: Chelsea House, 2007.
Lansing, Elizabeth. Sumerians: Inventors and Builders. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971.
Weisgard, Leonard. The Beginnings of Cities: Re-creation in Pictures and Text of Mesopotamian Life from Farming to Early City Building. New York: Coward-McCann, 1968.