"Adam was simply a human being and that explains everything. He didn't want the apple for the apple's sake. He only wa…"

"Anyone with a minimum of familiarity with the goddess of the ancient oriental worlds cannot fail to recognize recurri…"

"And the serpent that speaks with Eve, what language will we say he used? Of the human one? How then do these things d…"

"The serpent of the third chapter of Genesis is not at all its own creation, exclusive to the biblical story. The conc…"

"The serpent is a symbol of temptation, of human thought that is satisfied with itself and does not recognize any law …"

"In essence, God forbade [...] men to enjoy science, which is something than which nothing can be dearer to them. In f…"

"The serpent was the most cunning of all the wild beasts made by the Lord God. He said to the woman: "Is it true that …"

"Then the Lord God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, | cursed are you above all livestock | and above …"

"Let Dan be a serpent in the road, | a horned viper on the path, | that bites the hocks of the horse | and the knight …"

"Moses replied: "Behold, they will not believe me, they will not listen to my voice, but they will say: The Lord has n…"