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Re: Gen 3:15 (snakes)

From: "George Athas" <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>
To: "B-HEBREW" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Gen 3:15 (snakes)
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 07:59:50 +1100

>
> Peter, do "ordinary" snakes speak and have knowledge of
> divine and human matters?

That's probably why the snake was "more cunning" than all the other animals
(Gen 3:1). It
wasn't your ordinary, garden variety snake (excuse the pun).

:)
George Athas
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
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Re: Gen 3:15 (snakes), George Athas, 11/29/1999
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Gen 3:15 (snakes), Noel O'Riordan, 11/30/1999
- Re: Gen 3:15 (snakes), John Ronning, 11/30/1999
- Re: Gen 3:15 (snakes), Noel O'Riordan, 11/30/1999
- Re: Gen 3:15 (snakes), George Athas, 11/30/1999