Friday, October 02, 2020

Estes on the Tree of Life

THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST TODAY: The Tree of Life (Douglas Estes).
Although the tree of life concept comfortably inhabits the world around us—from movies to coffee shops, scientific paradigms to tarot cards—the impact exceeds its scarce mention in the earliest ancient Near Eastern, Hebrew, and Christian texts.
I noted Professor Estes's new book with the same title here.

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