Life of Adam and Eve

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Adam and Eve, 1526 · Courtauld Gallery, London · Public domainLucas Cranach the Elder, Adam and Eve, 1526, Courtauld Gallery, London

Jewish source1st c. AD

In Jewish Roots of Mary

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A Jewish retelling of the story of Adam and Eve after the fall, surviving in Greek and Latin versions. It fills in what Genesis leaves unsaid, including who the serpent really was.

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Life of Adam and Eve 17:4 — 'the devil' spoke to Eve 'through the mouth of the serpent' — the serpent identified with Satan (p 25)

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ArgumentAncient Jews said the serpent was Satan — and that Eve's sin was inheritedJewish Roots
17:4 (p 25)

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PassageLife of Adam and Eve — 17.4Jewish Roots
'the devil' spoke to Eve 'through the mouth of the serpent' — the serpent identified with Satan (p 25)

Verses discussed · 2

VerseGenesis 3:1Jewish Roots
VerseWisdom 2:24Jewish Roots

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