" Genesis mentions nothing but a serpent , " says kevin dunn , chair of the department of religion at tufts university in massachusetts .
马萨诸塞州塔夫斯大学宗教系系长凯文杜恩(kevindunn)说:“《创世纪》里只是提到了一条蛇。”
Summoning her guards , she ordered the serpent to be captured into a large basket with a tight-fitting lid , having enough food to keep the creature for awhile , and ordered the basket to be sent to a very far distant land .
A 16th-century aztec mosaic of a double-headed serpent ( pictured above ) exemplifies the way cultures have long been connected through the movement of people and ideas .
He says it 's time to face facts : there was no historical adam and eve , no serpent , no apple , no fall that toppled man from a state of innocence .
他说是时候面对事实了:亚当和夏娃不存在,没有蛇,没有禁果,没有让人从纯洁跌倒的堕落。
There are , however , 10 kinds of meat a monk may not eat under any circumstances : human , elephant , horse , dog , serpent , lion , bear , feline tigris , leopard , or yellow tiger .
And that serpent is a symbol for both the creative and destructive forces of nature .
彩虹蛇象征着大自然创造性和破坏性的力量。
This time , the anonymous photographer appears to have set up his tripod on the river bank , and captures the terrifying serpent ( this time resembling a length of rolled up carpet ) stretched across the width of the river .