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02659cam a2200457 a 4500 001 2C1F30E840C011DF814D4D3DA8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20100526050006 008 080818s2010 ctua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2008036207 020 $a 0300140827 (alk. paper) 020 $a 9780300140828 (alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)223872424 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d BAKER $d YDXCP $d UKM $d GGB $d BWX $d NNG $d IDI $d ABG $d SGB $d VP@ $d ITC $d CDX $d JID $d SILO 050 00 $a BT982 $b .C45 2010 100 1 $a Charlesworth, James H. 245 1 $a The good and evil serpent : $b how a universal symbol became Christianized / $c James H. Charlesworth. 246 18 $a Good & evil serpent 260 $a New Haven [Conn.] : $b Yale University Press, $c c2010. 300 $a xix, 719 p. : $b ill. ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a The Anchor Yale Bible reference library 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 487-678) and indexes. 520 $a The serpent of ancient times was more often associated with positive attributes like healing and eternal life than it was with negative meanings. This groundbreaking book explores in plentiful detail the symbol of the serpent from 40,000 BCE to the present, and from diverse regions in the world. In doing so it emphasizes the creativity of the biblical authors' use of symbols and argues that we must today reexamine our own archetypal conceptions with comparable creativity.--From publisher description. 505 0 $a 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. 650 0 $a Devil $x Christianity. 650 0 $a Symbolism. 650 0 $a Snakes $x Christianity. $x Christianity. 650 0 $a Good and evil. 650 0 $a Good and evil $x Christianity. $x Christianity. 830 0 $a Anchor Yale Bible reference library. 941 $a 8 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214025700.0 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718084957.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230302014541.0 952 $l N2AX314 $d 20210728015319.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180112025449.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20110706011422.0 952 $l SOAX911 $d 20101005011043.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20100526051038.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2C1F30E840C011DF814D4D3DA8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search