@gbrooks9 Honestly, I can’t give you a full view of my thoughts right now. It’s a top-secret project. 
However, you can find a sneak preview over on this thread about the tree of knowledge.
I can say that previous generations of theologians were free to let their imaginations run wild while interpreting Gen. 2-3, because they knew almost nothing about the actual history of the earth or of mankind. Thus, a lot of ideas were imported into the story that are not actually supported either by the text or by our knowledge of history. The idea that the tree was a test is just one example.