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The book of Genesis is poetic?

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The book of Genesis is poetic?
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RE: The book of Genesis is poetic?
February 1, 2015 at 12:41 pm (This post was last modified: February 1, 2015 at 12:41 pm by Mudhammam.)
Today someone told me that one possible reason for the placement of the serpent in the Genesis 3 story was to portray the Hebrews' pagan neighbors in a negative light. I thought that was interesting considering the apparent popularity of snake figures and deities in ancient cultures:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_worship
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The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Fendon - January 31, 2015 at 10:39 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Natachan - January 31, 2015 at 10:46 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Dystopia - January 31, 2015 at 10:58 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by AFTT47 - January 31, 2015 at 11:00 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Minimalist - January 31, 2015 at 11:22 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 1, 2015 at 12:31 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by vorlon13 - February 1, 2015 at 1:11 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Jackalope - February 1, 2015 at 1:14 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by robvalue - February 1, 2015 at 3:09 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by The Grand Nudger - February 1, 2015 at 10:24 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by watchamadoodle - February 1, 2015 at 10:45 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Aoi Magi - February 1, 2015 at 10:53 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by vorlon13 - February 1, 2015 at 10:56 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by professor - February 1, 2015 at 11:22 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Drich - February 1, 2015 at 11:29 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by vorlon13 - February 1, 2015 at 12:49 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Aoi Magi - February 1, 2015 at 11:52 am
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by robvalue - February 1, 2015 at 12:15 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by Mudhammam - February 1, 2015 at 12:41 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by robvalue - February 1, 2015 at 12:43 pm
RE: The book of Genesis is poetic? - by professor - February 1, 2015 at 1:31 pm

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