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Author Charlesworth, James H.

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

Publication Info. New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [2010]
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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  220.64 C38    Check Shelf
Description xix, 719 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series The Anchor Yale Bible reference library
Anchor Yale Bible reference library.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
Subject Devil -- Christianity.
Symbolism.
Snakes -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Good and evil.
Good and evil -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
ISBN 9780300140828 alkaline paper
0300140827 alkaline paper
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