Adam, Eve, and the Serpent: Sex and Politics in Early Christianity
Elaine Pagels explores how early Christian readings of Genesis shaped enduring views on sexuality, freedom, and authority in Western culture.
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Adam, Eve, and the Serpent examines the ways early Christian thinkers interpreted the Genesis story.
The book traces how ideas about sin, sexuality, and human freedom developed in the first centuries of Christianity.
Elaine Pagels draws on ancient texts to show how these interpretations influenced later religious and political thought.
The work highlights the diversity of early Christian perspectives before doctrines became standardized.
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