The Serpent: A Symbol In The Genesis
Jai Chahal
Mr. Corte
THE – 470
17 April 2016
Serpent (As Symbol)
The Serpent had seduced Eve to make her eat from the Tree Of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden, which was forbidden to do. The Serpent was quite smart and it did not take him much time to convince and trap Eve into his vision. It was later cursed by God like no other animal on this planet, it was forced to move on its belly. In the Genesis, there is a lot of use of symbolism such as garden, trees, river, etc. In the same way, The Serpent is a symbol, a symbol which shows the quality of highly effective symbolism as it played a huge role in the Genesis. The Serpent thus can be referred to be real but with a special nature of its own. The Serpent could have had been a symbol of a
Mr. Corte
THE – 470
17 April 2016
Serpent (As Symbol)
The Serpent had seduced Eve to make her eat from the Tree Of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden, which was forbidden to do. The Serpent was quite smart and it did not take him much time to convince and trap Eve into his vision. It was later cursed by God like no other animal on this planet, it was forced to move on its belly. In the Genesis, there is a lot of use of symbolism such as garden, trees, river, etc. In the same way, The Serpent is a symbol, a symbol which shows the quality of highly effective symbolism as it played a huge role in the Genesis. The Serpent thus can be referred to be real but with a special nature of its own. The Serpent could have had been a symbol of a