The good and evil serpent : how a universal symbol became christianized / James H. Charlesworth.
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- 0300140827 (alk. paper)
- 9780300140828 (alk. paper)
- 220.64 22 C38g
- BT 982 .C43 2010
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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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