The Serpent of Paradise: The Incredible Story of How Satan's Rebellion Serves God's Purposes
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Lutzer doesn't know diddly squat about the bible
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  • Goal reached: the devil is put in its place
  • A study of the devil within the context of God's Sovereignty
  • For the Comfortable American Christian
The Serpent of Paradise: The Incredible Story of How Satan's Rebellion Serves God's Purposes
Erwin Lutzer
Manufacturer: Moody Publishers
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Binding: Paperback

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Book Description

How we perceive our enemy will largely determine how we fight against him. Unless we grasp how the devil fits into God's scheme of things, we will find it difficult to stand against his conspiracy against us personally and his influence within our culture. We can have a proper theology of the devil only if we have a proper theology of God. Only when we stand in awe of God will we find it unnecessary to be in awe of Satan. As Martin Luther once said, 'The devil is God's devil.' God is still in control. The Serpent of Paradise gives an overview of the career of Satan and his interaction with the Almighty. It traces his fall from an exalted position to his demise in everlasting shame and contempt. It shows us that Satan always loses even when 'he wins.' Best of all, it confirms that we who have been translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light are able to stand against him. Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. ~ Ephesians 6:10-11 NIV. The Serpent of Paradise is a book about Satan, but it is also a book about God's power, God's program, and God's purposes in this world.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Lutzer doesn't know diddly squat about the bible.......2007-06-25

Shame on you Mr. Lutzer for perpetuating the garbage that God burns people forever in a fiery hell. You are engaging in slander of the Most High. Your book contains many misrepresentations of scripture. Utter rubbish.

1 out of 5 stars Did not enjoy..........2006-03-15

I was very troubled by this book. The claims that Lutzer was making were very rarely backed by Scripture, and he gave conflicting statements on topics in different parts of the book. I think any Christian experiences enough of Satan's influence in the world, not to have to study Satan in a way that does not feel Biblically sound.

4 out of 5 stars Goal reached: the devil is put in its place.......2005-08-29

I am growing more and more fond of pastor Lutzer books. They deal with a very specific subject, are fast to read, never boring, and most importantly rely heavily on the Bible. ''The serpent of paradise'' fits perfectly in that description.

Due to my profession as a physician, i am intrigued with the subject of Pain Sin and Suffering, and why are they allowed to continue. This book attempts to describe how Satan isnt an ''opponent'' of God as the modern day society describes him (God Vs Satan: who will win?) but simply, how he is a fallen creature, of way lesser powers, and how he was already defeated from the moment he decided to rebell. Pastor Lutzer explains how Satan cannot act against the will of God, and thus, is only allowed to do what God allows him to, and eventually, God uses him to accomplish his divine plan. Captivating presentation of the subject.

My two complaints about this book, is that first its ''too'' small and doesn't quite quench your thirst for the subject. Second, it doesnt attempt to ponder the question of WHY God decided to allow evil in the first place. But it surely show you HOW God's glory is magnified even in evil. Recommended!

5 out of 5 stars A study of the devil within the context of God's Sovereignty.......2004-07-10

Initial reservations about this book disappeared as I began an exhaustive study of this extremely well written presentation which left me with an undeniable conviction that it should be required reading for every Christian.

A comment on the rear cover of my copy descries the book as a "veritable treasury of Biblical insight". I am in wholehearted agreement with such a statement although having some minor disagreements with some of the personal views that are contained.

The reader is provided with an in depth study of the fall of Lucifer (the devil/Satan) with insights into the latter's character, his limitations as a "created being" together with his purposes and his ultimate destination in the "lake of fire".

Such are approached through a clear portrayal of the Sovereignty of Almighty God.

A clear and fundamental Scriptural study leaving the reader in no doubt that, as the devil may tempt, temporarily rule and even destroy, he is ultimately restricted by God's Will and eternal Purposes and that the devil's outcome is certain and unavoidable.

The book illustrates how the devil exists sometimes as God's "instrument of justice" for the disobedient and God's means of "purification" for the obedient with the reader being instructed about the nature of sin itself, the Holiness & Mercy of God and the helplessness of man apart from God's Grace.

The book also analyses what are cited as the bankruptcy and inherent wickedness of human nature extending from the Fall in Genesis to the Return of the Messiah Jesus Christ.

One section describing how that God's Judgement may be seen by some as "long in coming" but when it arrives, as it surely will, it is "swift and sure". A section of this excellent work is devoted to how God will "wrap up human history" amid the return of His Son Jesus Christ.

The imagery of lightning and thunder being used to describe such. The study depicting how alghough lightning and thunder occur at the same time, the "lightning" is seen first with the roar of the "thunder" being heard later. The "lightning" occurring at the Cross of Calvary and we now await the "thunder" of Christ's return. During this lapse of time the book reveals how the devil continues to "fight" but that even now the "war is over".

I highly recommend this excellent study along with a book by the late Derek Prince entitled "War in Heaven; God's Epic Battle With Evil" and Dwight Pentecost's "Your Adversary, The Devil".

5 out of 5 stars For the Comfortable American Christian.......2004-04-24

If you are a comfortable American Christian, a product of our win-win, all powerful nation society, this book is for you. Satan is stripped of everything but his skin in Lutzer's calvalier treatment of his "limited" power over Christians. One wonders if the Angel Gabriel must bring poor Satan direct orders from God so he may take a leak.
Talk about opposite views! One can't get more black and white than this. I just finished this book and another entitled War on the Saints by Jesse Penn-Lewis, written by a Brit and originally published in Britain I'd say in the 60's, maybe earlier. This book will scare the wits out of Christians and one's faith, after reading it, may never be the same. The Brits have been at this longer than we have and I'm wondering whether they don't know the score better than we incurable Platonists.
However, it gets me to wondering which account to believe. One of these people is talking for Satan's purposes - they both can't be right, although I could see how both books would serve his infernal needs. Read some of (including my own) review of War of the Saints and try both books. Make up your own mind. Warnings tho, the new version may be edited (hmmm, for his purposes?) I have an old printing from Britain.
The final chapter in Lutzer's book I found amusing at first and then the gravity of it dawned on me. It is an attempt at an apologetic for God maintaining His creation of Hell as an eternal torture chamber for all who don't see eye to eye with Him. We won't get into whether I believe this or not. However, I got to thinking about what kind of human mind could finish this chapter and then shout "Right on!" The Third Reich may be dead, but can we now think it so amazing that many agreed with & participated in Hitler's atrocities without question? Maybe we should fear God. But even more, perhaps, should we fear the more imminent presence of the seemingly benevolent church goer who would swallow this concept as if it were a spoonful of sugar. If this can't raise a man's gorge, what hope have we now or in the life to come?
Anyway, read both these books. I'm keeping them for my collection.
Ave! Satanas
Serpent In Paradise
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Entertaining
  • delightful golden Stephanie James oldie
  • A classic romance
  • JAK shines even back then
  • Early Jayne Ann Krentz
Serpent In Paradise
Jayne Krentz
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4 out of 5 stars Entertaining.......2005-04-12

I thought that this book was really good. The only part I didn't understand was why she was on the island in the first place. Looking for the value of the mask and trying to find out what happened to Ty was stupid, because her sister was already in love with another man, so for saying it was for her or her child was not very believable. Also, I found it annoying that she kept wanting to leave the island. I would want to stay forever!!! I wouldn't want to go back to San Fran when I was in love with a very independent, handsome, bar owner on a tropical island. Lot's of entertaining scenes. When they were running from dirk in the cove and in the scenes they were in the bar. The surroundings sounded beautiful! Too short though. Would liked to have learned more about Jase. I would suggest this book to anyone who loves tropical romance books

5 out of 5 stars delightful golden Stephanie James oldie.......2004-12-14

Jayne Ann Krentz wrote under several names early in her career, still does, with her Amanda Quick Historicals and Jayne Castle Paranormals. Her Stephanie James wrote for Temptation, Candlelight Ecstasy Supreme and several others back ages ago. A few really have suffered dating badly, but most come through as a bright delight of a writer coming into her power. This is one of the Stephanie GEMS written twenty-one years ago.

Amy Shannon shows up on the out of the way island. Instantly, ex-patriot, islander Jase Lassiter spots her as not belonging in the seedy bar he runs on an isle with a rough character. Jase has seen tourist out looking for a bit of the wild side of life before, but Amy doesn't strike him as that sort of a lady. Just what sort she is causes him too much worry. Jase will play a bit macho for today's reader, but not too much so they cannot enjoy the early JAK work, and her characters have always been quite adapt of putting any man in their place.

To Jase, Amy was such a puzzle sitting, waiting for some mysterious stranger. She won't tell him why she is waiting for Dirk Haley. At first, Jase thinks he will bed her and then send her on her way, but within a few minutes he finds that's not going to be the case. The feisty lady won't let him play his typical games. After he returns her to her hotel room, they find it wrecked, Jase thumps his chests and hauls Amy home so he can protect her from this Dirk, and whatever business Amy insists she has with Haley.

It's a fun tale that shows JAK as she was evolving into the talent she is today.

5 out of 5 stars A classic romance.......2004-11-01

Jase Lassiter has lived on remote Saint Clair, a Southern Pacific island for the past decade. There he owns the Serpent bar and offers himself as a "souvenir" to females.

When Amy Shannon shows up at his bar, Jase concludes that she does not belong in a dive like his. Still he figures he can score with her before he sends her on her way. However, he soon realizes how far outside her lane she is when thugs threaten her if she fails to stop her inquiries over what happened to her former brother-in-law. Unable to mind his business, Jase decides to protect Amy, not expecting to fall in love with visiting Miss Innocent.

This is a reprint of a 1980s tale (written under the name Stephanie James) that will please fans of Jayne Ann Krentz. The story line is vintage Ms. Krentz as the lead male is more an antiheroic rogue until he meets the love of his life; his heart subsequently supersedes his brain forcing him to keep his cherished Amy safe. Though the male lead seems to be overly protective to the point of ordering his beloved around (hey this was the Reagan macho conservative age not the compassionate conservative Bush era - we still had a long way to go baby), fans will enjoy this fine island romantic suspense.

Harriet Klausner

5 out of 5 stars JAK shines even back then.......2004-05-28

Reviewed by: Danyelle Warden

Jase Lassiter owns The Serpent, a local bar on Saint Clair, an out-of-the-way Southern Pacific isle. Jase has been in the South Pacific for the past decade trying not to think too much about his dismal future as he declares himself an interesting "souvenir" for adventurous female tourists seeking vacation flings.

When Amy Shannon shows up in his establishment, Jase realizes immediately that she's the wrong kind of woman in the wrong place; however, Jase is intrigued despite his misgivings. Initially, Jase believes he can have a simple affair, but after it becomes evident that Amy is in over her head with some unsavory characters in her attempt to find out what has happened to her ex-brother-in-law, Jase decides to become Amy's protector and confidante.

Jase, alpha-male extraordinaire, does a fine job of protecting Amy and steps up to shoulder his responsibilities (would JAK ever let one of her heroes off the hook? I think not!) after an unexpected turn of events occurs. Jase and Amy are fairly predictable characters, but the book fits nicely into the themes so often explored in JAK novels - trust, faith, commitment, and family ties.

There are two things to consider when evaluating this book: The first item - JAK wrote this book in the early eighties, a time that touted the alpha-male as the end-all-be-all of romantic fiction; and secondly -Silhouette's stringent page limits are inflexible. Serpent in Paradise has the makings of an excellent single-title release. The characters' motivations are rock solid as are the plot devices that drive the action. My only complaint is that there weren't enough pages to fully delve into the characters and the elements of mystery and danger.

3 out of 5 stars Early Jayne Ann Krentz.......2001-07-26

Early Krentz that isn't as polished as her later work, but shows the beginnings of her wit and humor. The hero and heroine are delightful, although I didn't understand why the heroine would want to give up that lovely Pacific island for cold and rainy Seattle.
Serpent in Paradise
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Crashing a clique
  • A fascinating read!!!!
  • fascinating insight into life in an isolated community
  • An Interesting Novel, But You Must Filter Out Certain Parts
  • Am I the only one?
Serpent in Paradise
Dea Birkett
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Release Date: 1998-08-17

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Most people know the story of the Mutiny on the Bounty, how in 1789 Captain Bligh's crew mutinied then founded their paradise on Pitcairn Island. Two centuries later, the mutineers' descendants still live on Pitcairn with no cars, doctors, crime, or regular contact with the outside world, despite the hordes of paradise-seekers who deluge the island with requests, most of which are refused. After two years' persistence and 4,000 miles aboard a chemical tanker, Dea Birkett finally made her way to Pitcairn, but the island paradise has a dark legacy. Birkett's account is a fascinating look at a tight community with a notorious past and a shady present.

Book Description

Lost in the surf of the South Pacific lies a speck of volcanic rock. Home to thirty-eight islanders--descendants of the Bounty mutineers--Pitcairn has no cars, no crime, no doctor, and no regular contact with the outside world. For two centuries, "Fletcher Christian's children," whose culture and language are a bizarre blend of Polynesian and eighteenth-century English, have lived out a unique social experiment.

Acclaimed British travel writer and journalist Dea Birkett, obsessed like many with the island's image as a secluded Eden and its connection to the mysterious and intriguing Bounty legend, traveled across the Pacific on a cargo ship and became one of the very few outsiders permitted to land on Pitcairn. Although the islanders initially seemed welcoming, they soon wove her into a web of decades-old disputes and thwarted desires. With no means of escape, Birkett's adventure to the other side of nowhere at last became a kind of prison.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Crashing a clique.......2007-02-24

"No. Nawa (never) read. All ha books full of s__t. People write bad things about Pitcairn in books. Them people who go write books on Pitcairn should go wipe (i.e. emphatically go away or, perhaps, be struck dead)." - The Pitcairn "librarian" on being asked by Dea Birkett if she enjoyed reading

First off, let me say that I'm awarding five stars to SERPENT IN PARADISE because it does what I think a successful travel essay should do, i.e. grandly transport me to a faraway place that I shall never see in person, but which, due to the descriptive skills of the writer, I can envision clearly in my mind's eye, thank you very much.

English writer Birkett became fascinated with Pitcairn, the remote British colony and island home of a subpopulation of the descendents of the Bounty mutineers, while viewing a screening of "The Bounty" starring Mel Gibson. (A larger group resides on the somewhat bigger Norfolk Island isolated in its own expanse of ocean north of New Zealand.) After almost two years of dreaming of visiting the place, she managed to book passage on a Norwegian chemical tanker scheduled to steam by. Thus, after having fibbed on her landing application that she represented Royal Mail International, Dea clambered ashore to live for several months among the island's thirty-eight inhabitants.

The author has been pilloried in other reviews, which have described her as being flawed, foolish, insecure, contemptible, self-serving, shallow, deceitful, condescending, screwy, voyeuristic, narcissistic, and a gossip. Well, gee, that pretty much describes, on one point or another, the flip side of just about everyone, doesn't it? Get over it! And, I could add, the reader can infer from SERPENT IN PARADISE that the Pitcairners themselves are tribal, petty, suspicious, compulsive, repressed, and eccentric. But, I don't hold those against them because they're also traits of the human condition that balance out the nobler ones, also possessed by all concerned, both author and subjects. And let's ignore for the duration of this review the convictions of child molestation recently found against several Pitcairn males by the British authorities. (At least Dea's one night stand with a married islander was consensual sex between two lonely adults, albeit imprudent. Hey, I'll bet that's never happened before.) So, now what?

The most glaring deficiency of this book is the lack of a picture section. However, I don't fault Burkett for this because there's no 2-hour film processing kiosk on Pitcairn, and I expect that whipping out a camera and snapping away would have caused the author to be pitched off the jetty and told to swim for home. Rather, look on the Web for "official" island sites that also include photo images. Or better, zero in on "Pitcairn Island" on Google Earth and be amazed that people can happily live their entire lives on a life raft so small. As a fun exercise, try to match the structures in Adamstown as seen on Google with Dea's map of the village.

I admire the author for making the tremendous effort to get out and about. SERPENT IN PARADISE is a fascinating read for the armchair traveler, perhaps better than actually being there.

"We all hold a place within out hearts - a perfect place - which is in the shape of an island. It provides refuge and strength; we can always retreat to its perfection. My mistake was to go there. Dreams should be nurtured and elaborated upon; they should never be visited. By going to Pitcairn, I had vanquished the perfect place within myself." - Dea Birkett

5 out of 5 stars A fascinating read!!!!.......2007-01-02

In my opinion, the critics above and below are being too hard and perhaps a little self righteous in their criticism of Dea Brikett's book.
Her book provides a never before revealed insight into the culture of the people of Pitcairn Island, warts and all.
There was more deceit on the part of the Pitcairner's towards her than there was on her part towards them. Far more.
And yes, in a moment of weakness she slept with one of the married islanders. So what? It takes two to tango doesn't it?
She is in my opinion a very gutsy lady who did her best to adapt to their very different culture. I could not put the book down.

4 out of 5 stars fascinating insight into life in an isolated community.......2006-12-23

I very much enjoyed this book, which gives an interesting view into life on Pitcairn. It de-mystifies life on the island, the fantasies of paradise of many outsiders looking in and the myths about the offspring of the mutineers from the Bounty. At the same time and of equal interest, it enables the reader to have insight into the people who search for happiness or validation or escape on the island (author Dea from UK, Kari from Norway, Perry from Germany). The book comes across as the very personal experience of the author, so it is often quite subjective, and this subjectivity both adds to and detracts from the book. As an aside, it is surprising that the book does not protect the privacy of the islanders; it mentions their real names, putting them in a real-life literary episode a la Big Brother/Survivor. All in all, an enjoyable read and a rare glimpse into life on Pitcairn Island.

4 out of 5 stars An Interesting Novel, But You Must Filter Out Certain Parts.......2006-09-04

First off I have to mention that I bought this novel because I am interested in learning more about Pitcairn Island. I do agree with the people who said Birkett is a flawed person because it seems that the only reason that she came to the island was because she was bored with her life. Nevertheless, it was a page turner and I was interested to learn more about Pitcairn Island from the perspective of an outsider. By the end of the novel I realized that Birkett was a little insecure and needed to go half way around the world to try and find validation. Maybe she should not have written the intimate details about the islanders that she did because I feel some of the things she said about them was their personal business. Mostly I just feel a little sorry for her because it seems like she was so insecure that she went way out of her way to try and make the people like her, but at the same time she did foolish things that made them really become sick of her. In the end people should not travel to Pitcairn to look for validation because you can not run away from your problems. I noticed Birkett has a website that promotes herself as an expert on Pitcairn and it current legal problems, but this really does not seem like her place to comment. The book was interesting for learning more about the geography and the language of the Pitcairners and that is what I took away from the book. If you can filter out her commentary there are actually some interesting things you can learn by reading this book.

4 out of 5 stars Am I the only one?.......2005-09-22

Am I the only one who views Dea Birkett's book as an honest one?

Certainly Birkett is not going to win a 'citizen of the year' award on Pitcairn Island. And when one reads a South Pacific travel guide and notes Pitcairn's rules for visitors include "no journalists", one can't help but think they feel quite burned by Birkett.

If you live by the sword....

For better or worse the future of Pitcairn relies upon a successful commercial explotation of their storied past. It is one of the more incredible stories that the planet can offer and the island's future relies on the residents "getting ahead of this" and using it to guarantee a future.

In a sense, they need more journalists... even one's like Birkett.

At least she's honest. The book has two Birketts - one the author and the other the character in the book. Birkett the author calls it as she sees it in relation to the Islanders - but she does in relation to the character of "Debbie" in the book as well.

She is up front with the character's somewhat flawed motives for going to the Island in the first place. She admits that the character lied to get there. In retrospect she discovers the real reason the Island council let her come in the first place. Almost sheepishly she admits that despite the lie about being a stamp collector, the real reason resides in the last line in the application form, "I am an unmarried thirty year old woman."

The only time the author lets the character tell the story is in relation to what REALLY happened that night at Nigger Brown's house. The author of Seprent in Paradise claims nothing untwoard took place - yet in future articles the author admits it happened, just as Irma suspected.

But in everything else, Birkket the author lays it out as is, casting everyone in an all too human light.

Which is, afterall, the real story that off-ilanders need to hear. When reading about Fletcher Christain, William Bligh, John Admas, topless Tahitian women, Island evacuations... those of us who make a 'paradise' out of Pitcairn need to know that the present-day Islanders are just like the rest of the world.

Jealous of their privacy in an age of information.

The internet has come to Pitcairn. Satellite telephone service is there. Inevitably an airstrip will be built and the remotest place on earth will suddenly not be so remote.

But as for the book - despite revealing what no one really wants revealed, at least Birkett (with one or two exceptions) keeps a respectable firewall between herself the author and herself the character in the book.

On that score, it is mainly an honest book.

As for the Islanders not wanting journalists, it is not hard to guess why they insist on that. Yet their survival may depend on MORE journalists coming, not less.

Maybe they should take lessons from the Royal Family, who struggle with the double edged sword the papparatzi present. Or any personality in Hollywood.

Pitcairn needs to get ahead of this.... not behind it.
The Serpents of Paradise: A Reader
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • An excellent introduction to Edward Abbey's work
The Serpents of Paradise: A Reader
Edward Abbey
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This book is different from any other Edward Abbey book. It includes essays, travel pieces and fictions to reveal Ed's life directly, in his own words.The selections gathered here are arranged chronologically by incident, not by date of publication, to offer Edward Abbey's life from the time he was the boy called Ned in Home, Pennsylvania, until his death in Tucson at age 62. A short note introduces each of the four parts of the book and attempts to identify what's happening in the author's life at the time. When relevant, some details of publishing history are provided.

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4 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction to Edward Abbey's work.......1998-05-23

After reading this collection, which serves as a retrospective of the writin career of one of the better SW writers, I was left with a feeling that the selection could have been better, but this probably reflects my own eclectic readings of his work. Abbey's writings always seemed uneven, particularly in his fiction. His comments about the role of the independent writer versus that of the commercial hired of the establishment press seems right on. In spite of his many years of part-time non-writing service to various agencies he still managed to maintain his freedom to say what he wished about the rot he saw in the management of public lands. I suspect that he was always a bit shocked about how cheaply managers of public linds could be bought off. As a review of his lifetime of writing the book is excellent. McCrae includes some of his fiction, both the excellent ("The Brave Cowboy") and only fair (The Monkey Wrench Gang"). The sampling from his writings might be occasionally dated, but are still mostly relevant to the problems of the SW. His polemic about the cowboy ("Free Speech - The cowboy ans his cow") clearly points to the problems of allowing anything like an unrestricted use of and romanticism about what can easily become an extractive industry. At the same time Abbey's followers should have a difficult time justapositionng his sense of anarchy with this complaints about the institutional anarchy of commercial capitalism. To finish. A good read and certainly worthwhile for someone new to Abbey's work while being a fair sample of his writings for a person with only a passing acquaintance with the writings of one of the West's best essayist. The closing comments in Wendell Berry's poem about his friend are most appropriate.
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    The serpent of paradise;: The story of an Indian pilgrimage (Harper colophon books, CN 284)
    Miguel Serrano
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    The Gentlemanly Serpent and Other Columns from a Newspaperman in Paradise: From the Pages of the Hilton Head Island Packet, 1970-73
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      The Gentlemanly Serpent and Other Columns from a Newspaperman in Paradise: From the Pages of the Hilton Head Island Packet, 1970-73
      Jonathan Daniels
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      Worship of the Serpent Traced Throughout the World and Its Traditions Referred to the Events in Paradise
      Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
      • great historical references
      Worship of the Serpent Traced Throughout the World and Its Traditions Referred to the Events in Paradise
      John Bathurst Deane
      Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback

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      ASIN: 1564598985

      Book Description

      1830. The Serpent, a world-wide symbol, according to each culture is either an omen of good, or evil. This book reveals the serpent's place in mythology and religion and how its symbolism varies from culture to culture.

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      3 out of 5 stars great historical references.......1998-08-24

      This book deals mostly with the Old World but does briefly discuss the New World. the Author makes a very good arguement for his point, but fails to see that the conclusion reached could very well be from another reason - such as a common beggining locality therefore simular beliefs.
      Of The Serpent, Of Paradise, And Of The Garden Of Eden - Pamphlet
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        Of The Serpent, Of Paradise, And Of The Garden Of Eden - Pamphlet
        Jacob Boehme
        Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Paperback
        ASIN: 1428673679

        Book Description

        THIS 10 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Epistles of Jacob Boehme, by Jacob Boehme. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564590313.
        Paradise with Serpents
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          Paradise with Serpents
          Robert Carver
          Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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          Binding: Paperback

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          ASIN: 0002570963
          Poppie's Adventures: Serpents in Paradise
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            Poppie's Adventures: Serpents in Paradise
            Julie Yeh
            Manufacturer: Way Out Comics
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            Binding: Paperback

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