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Jan 10 Blog

Adam and Eve

In a BAS Library special collection of articles, learn about a controversial interpretation of the creation of woman, and explore other themes related to Adam and Eve in the Bible.

Nov 27 Blog

The Adam and Eve Story: Eve Came From Where?

By: BAS Staff

The Book of Genesis tells us that God created woman from one of Adam’s ribs. But Biblical scholar Ziony Zevit says that the traditional translation of the Biblical text is wrong: Eve came from a different part of Adam’s body—his baculum.

Jul 15 Blog

How the Serpent in the Garden Became Satan

By: Shawna Dolansky

The serpent in the Garden of Eden is portrayed as just that: a serpent. The story in Genesis 2–3 contains no hint that he embodies the devil, Satan or any other evil power. So where does the devil come into the details of Eden? Biblical scholar Shawna Dolansky examines how the serpent became Satan.

Sep 15 Blog

The Washington Post’s Gene Weingarten Discovers the True Adam and Eve Story

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Receive a FREE copy of the issue of BAR in which Ziony Zevit’s article “Was Eve Made from Adam’s Rib—or His Baculum?” appears.

Apr 9 Blog

What Really Happened in the Garden of Eden?

By: Reviewed by Mary Joan Winn Leith

Mary Joan Winn Leith reviews "What Really Happened in the Garden of Eden?" by Ziony Zevit.

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