Serpent Symbolism
. The most prominent serpent story in our culture is of Christian tradition, that story happens to be the creation story of Adam and Eve. It is often suggested that the serpent is symbolic of the devil or evil in Genesis. Assuming that the serpent exemplifies evil, one may then safely ask the question, ”Why do bishop’s crooks have serpents on them?” Looking around at other cultures it is also relevant to question why the Romans often kept serpents in their homes (Simon and Schuster 370). Many other questions arise, but by opening one’s mind and looking at other possibilities one can find the answers. It is true that the serpent can be symbolic of evil, however the serpent is also representative of, among many other things, eternity, wisdom, and healing. From the beginning of time to the present, the serpent has had multiple meanings for different cultures. By looking at the serpent as simply evil in the creation story or any other story, one fails to exhaust the rich !background that the serpent has accumulated through time. The serpent and their offspring have generally thought to be cursed by God for its actions in the Garden of Eden. According to the New Catholic Encyclop
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