Study On The Image Of Snake In Genesis Of The Bible

Snake is the earliest animal image in the Bible.It is closely related to human crime and its symbolic significance is rich and profound.Influenced by apocalyptic literature,in Christian tradition,snakes are synonymous with evil.The snake that seduces Eve into eating forbidden fruit in Genesis is understood by many as the devil or Satan,but part of people think he's not Satan or the devil.So who is this snake in the Garden of Eden?How do we understand it,and we must go back to the Garden of Eden story in Genesis I to III.The first to third chapters of Genesis are made up of different sources of classics,but it is a procedural and complete story.The first half tells the world to be built,and the latter half is passive.In the Garden of Eden,the serpent tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit and make a crime.In the Garden of Eden,the serpent tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit and make a crime.In the Garden of Eden,there are so many claws in Egypt,and the religious situation in the anite region is determined by the Bible,the Old Testament.In addition,the Hebrew faith is turned from God to God.The axis of faith shifted from the earth to the sky,bringing the serpent to the opposites of the Lord God.In the Garden of Eden story,God,man,snake,tree these four elements are closely linked,indispensable.In fact,there are profound symbolic meanings behind them: Adam and Eve are the origin of human gender,the tree of life and wisdom are two ways of the continuation of human life,which is immortality and reproduction through the combination of sex;Snakes and women have a common symbol of life:snake peeling and women's childbirth are the continuation of life.The snake makes use of its own wisdom to make man get the ability of distinguishing sex,awaken the desire of human sleep,and open the way of "eternal life" : the combination of the two sexes,the reproduction of offspring,and the snake is the opener of human sexual consciousness.After the opening of human sexual consciousness,man was driven out of the garden of Eden by God,and from nature to civilization.