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The Good and Evil Serpent

- How a Universal Symbol Became Christianized

About The Good and Evil Serpent

In a perplexing passage from the "Gospel of John", Jesus is likened to the most reviled creature in Christian symbology: the snake. Attempting to understand how the Fourth Evangelist could have made such a surprising analogy, this book explores in detail the symbol of the serpent from 40,000 BCE onwards, and from diverse regions in the world.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780300140828
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 744
  • Published:
  • March 22, 2010
  • Dimensions:
  • 243x165x46 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 1194 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 20, 2024

Description of The Good and Evil Serpent

In a perplexing passage from the "Gospel of John", Jesus is likened to the most reviled creature in Christian symbology: the snake. Attempting to understand how the Fourth Evangelist could have made such a surprising analogy, this book explores in detail the symbol of the serpent from 40,000 BCE onwards, and from diverse regions in the world.

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