Adam and Evel: Did Satan Sleep with Eve in the Greek and Latin Lives of Adam and Eve?

A variety of ancient Jewish and Christian sources refer to a sexual liaison between Satan and Eve, a union that resulted in the birth of Cain. This article assembles these texts, and then considers whether the Greek and Latin Lives of Adam and Eve are also aware of this union, and whether these text...

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Main Author: Cousland, J. R. C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2020]
In: The journal of theological studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 1, Pages: 134-157
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Vita Adae et Evae / Devil / Eve / Sexual intercourse / Cain / Son
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NBH Angelology; demonology
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