Book Review: Bonaventure’s Aesthetics. The Delight of the Soul in its Ascent to God

historiography, other examples in the biblical corpus and a wide variety of views from the Jewish (ancient and modern) and Protestant traditions (no Catholic scholars are considered), and concluding that the texts in Genesis 2 and 3 are not in conflict with this tradition. It is worth noting that Dr Niehaus engages fully with the Hebrew and Greek texts, and includes quotations or individual words in Greek and Hebrew as relevant. These are always translated and sometimes transliterated as appropriate. Anyone who is interested in a close reading of the texts surrounding the sin of Eve, or the general issue of biblical historiography, would benefit from this book, and should not be put off by the author’s belief in historical accuracy and inerrancy. This means that he takes the text seriously and that can only be a good thing.