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Rediscovering Eve: Eden, Women, and the Plan
As Latter-day Saints, we revere Mother Eve. Her choice to eat the fruit and her courage to choose God’s plan are celebrated. Yet her role—and what it implies about women in general—hasn’t always been clearly understood.
Genesis 2:18 describes Eve as “an help meet” (King James Version). But what exactly is a “help meet”? Some interpretations of this scripture have cast Eve as a helper, a sidekick—never a main character. But what if “help meet” means something completely different? Something more insightful and powerful?
In Rediscovering Eve, Hebrew scholar Rebekah Call draws on her extensive knowledge of ancient languages to examine the narrative of the Garden of Eden in Genesis, and she presents possible retranslations of “help meet.” This fresh understanding of the garden and of Eve enhances our view of the potential of women and the expansive roles they can fill.
Women can be warriors. Women can be shepherds. They can be sources of life and knowledge. And they can be so much more. With the new insights presented in this book, we can increase our conviction that women and men were always divinely designed to be equal partners. We can better appreciate women’s God-given callings to lead, serve, teach, and protect the people around them. By “rediscovering” what we know about Eve in the Garden of Eden, we reaffirm what our hearts have always known—women have divinely bestowed gifts and a unique spiritual capacity that can bless families, the Church, and the world.
Genesis 2:18 describes Eve as “an help meet” (King James Version). But what exactly is a “help meet”? Some interpretations of this scripture have cast Eve as a helper, a sidekick—never a main character. But what if “help meet” means something completely different? Something more insightful and powerful?
In Rediscovering Eve, Hebrew scholar Rebekah Call draws on her extensive knowledge of ancient languages to examine the narrative of the Garden of Eden in Genesis, and she presents possible retranslations of “help meet.” This fresh understanding of the garden and of Eve enhances our view of the potential of women and the expansive roles they can fill.
Women can be warriors. Women can be shepherds. They can be sources of life and knowledge. And they can be so much more. With the new insights presented in this book, we can increase our conviction that women and men were always divinely designed to be equal partners. We can better appreciate women’s God-given callings to lead, serve, teach, and protect the people around them. By “rediscovering” what we know about Eve in the Garden of Eden, we reaffirm what our hearts have always known—women have divinely bestowed gifts and a unique spiritual capacity that can bless families, the Church, and the world.
170 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 13, 2026
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May 14, 2026
This was a wonderful book that made me think about Eve in many ways new to me. It is clear the author is an accomplished biblical scholar and I loved learning insights she has gained through her study of the Bible and the Hebrew language. I can see myself reading this again.
Note: the Book Description is wrong for this book. It should be:
As Latter-day Saints, we revere Mother Eve. Her choice to eat the fruit and her courage to choose God’s plan are celebrated. Yet her role—and what it implies about women in general—hasn’t always been clearly understood.
Genesis 2:18 describes Eve as “an help meet” (King James Version). But what exactly is a “help meet”? Some interpretations of this scripture have cast Eve as a helper, a sidekick—never a main character. But what if “help meet” means something completely different? Something more insightful and powerful?
In Rediscovering Eve, Hebrew scholar Rebekah Call draws on her extensive knowledge of ancient languages to examine the narrative of the Garden of Eden in Genesis, and she presents possible retranslations of “help meet.” This fresh understanding of the garden and of Eve enhances our view of the potential of women and the expansive roles they can fill.
Women can be warriors. Women can be shepherds. They can be sources of life and knowledge. And they can be so much more.With the new insights presented in this book, we can increase our conviction that women and men were always divinely designed to be equal partners. We can better appreciate women’s God-given callings to lead, serve, teach, and protect the people around them. By “rediscovering” what we know about Eve in the Garden of Eden, we reaffirm what our hearts have always known—women have divinely bestowed gifts and a unique spiritual capacity that can bless families, the Church, and the world.
Note: the Book Description is wrong for this book. It should be:
As Latter-day Saints, we revere Mother Eve. Her choice to eat the fruit and her courage to choose God’s plan are celebrated. Yet her role—and what it implies about women in general—hasn’t always been clearly understood.
Genesis 2:18 describes Eve as “an help meet” (King James Version). But what exactly is a “help meet”? Some interpretations of this scripture have cast Eve as a helper, a sidekick—never a main character. But what if “help meet” means something completely different? Something more insightful and powerful?
In Rediscovering Eve, Hebrew scholar Rebekah Call draws on her extensive knowledge of ancient languages to examine the narrative of the Garden of Eden in Genesis, and she presents possible retranslations of “help meet.” This fresh understanding of the garden and of Eve enhances our view of the potential of women and the expansive roles they can fill.
Women can be warriors. Women can be shepherds. They can be sources of life and knowledge. And they can be so much more.With the new insights presented in this book, we can increase our conviction that women and men were always divinely designed to be equal partners. We can better appreciate women’s God-given callings to lead, serve, teach, and protect the people around them. By “rediscovering” what we know about Eve in the Garden of Eden, we reaffirm what our hearts have always known—women have divinely bestowed gifts and a unique spiritual capacity that can bless families, the Church, and the world.
June 3, 2026
An excellent book. It has everything:
- fresh reframings of the Genesis account in the context of LDS theology
- fascinating linguistic scholarship that is clearly explained for a lay audience
- insightful passages on womanhood, covenants, and our relationship with the divine
- the term hapax legomenon
- a strong commitment to treating women as fully human agents of change
- thoughtful springboards for further reflection and discussion
- a citation of Lewis & Short in a Desert Book publication? It's about time.
- very candid discussions about the Eden narrative, with references to prophetic teachings as well as general Hebrew scholarship.
I'd recommend this to any LDS person (men should know this stuff too!) looking to understand more about Eve, who (from personal experience) can feel like a confusing and obscure model for womanhood. This is a quick and thought-provoking read.
- fresh reframings of the Genesis account in the context of LDS theology
- fascinating linguistic scholarship that is clearly explained for a lay audience
- insightful passages on womanhood, covenants, and our relationship with the divine
- the term hapax legomenon
- a strong commitment to treating women as fully human agents of change
- thoughtful springboards for further reflection and discussion
- a citation of Lewis & Short in a Desert Book publication? It's about time.
- very candid discussions about the Eden narrative, with references to prophetic teachings as well as general Hebrew scholarship.
I'd recommend this to any LDS person (men should know this stuff too!) looking to understand more about Eve, who (from personal experience) can feel like a confusing and obscure model for womanhood. This is a quick and thought-provoking read.
May 14, 2026
I thought this book was amazing, but there is a problem on this Goodreads post. The book jacket and description do not match the title. The book I read was “Rediscovering Eve” but the picture on here and the book description listed are for another one of Rebekah Call’s books!
June 3, 2026
One of my very favorite things about Latter-Day Saint theology is that we celebrate Eve as a smart and praiseworthy mother of mankind who made a conscious and righteous decision... I think latter-day saints and nonmembers alike though will be blown away by Call's radical and BEAUTIFUL insights about Eve.
May 15, 2026
The cover page is for the wrong book. I read rediscovering Eve and it was excellent. So interesting.
May 19, 2026
Name is correct cover is photo is wrong on goodrrads.
This is a book that can teach you about Eve, women and the temple, among other things.
This is a book that can teach you about Eve, women and the temple, among other things.
June 20, 2026
Takes a similar direction to Beverly Campbell, but with a much higher level of expertise. It is full of new insights and clearly backed by hundreds of hours of research
June 27, 2026
Beautiful and enlightening portrayal of mother Eve.
June 27, 2026
Hard to finish. Had opinions that I didn't agree with. Seemed like there was a lot of stretching and assumptions.
June 20, 2026
Knowing how nuanced a language ancient Hebrew is, I love hearing about the different translations and why these interpretations make sense. I love learning all I can about Eve and gaining a more nuanced understanding through a new examination of the scriptures. Side note, I may want to start studying ancient Hebrew.
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