The good and evil serpent : how a universal symbol became christianized / James H. Charlesworth.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Anchor Yale Bible reference libraryPublication details: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.Description: xix, 719 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0300140827 (alk. paper)
  • 9780300140828 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.64 22 C38g
LOC classification:
  • BT 982 .C43 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Physiology undergirds symbology : thirty-two virtually unique characteristics of a snake -- Realia and iconography : the symbolism of the serpent in the ancient Near East (and the religion of Israel) -- The perception that the serpent is a positive symbol in Greek and Roman literature -- The full spectrum of the meaning of serpent symbolism in the Fertile Crescent -- Serpent symbolism in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) -- The symbolism of the serpent in the Gospel of John.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction -- Physiology undergirds symbology : thirty-two virtually unique characteristics of a snake -- Realia and iconography : the symbolism of the serpent in the ancient Near East (and the religion of Israel) -- The perception that the serpent is a positive symbol in Greek and Roman literature -- The full spectrum of the meaning of serpent symbolism in the Fertile Crescent -- Serpent symbolism in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) -- The symbolism of the serpent in the Gospel of John.

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