The Epic of Eden

This book does an excellent job of explaining the culture, time, and place of the Old Testament, and organizing it in a way that is easy to understand “big picture” of the Bible as a whole. I particularly found it useful to learn about typology as a method of interpreting and understanding the Bible.

The writing was easy to understand for such an academic book, and I appreciated the in depth footnotes and references (mostly to secondary sources). I didn't have trouble following along. I also felt she presents certain theological disagreements in a fair way.