Serpent
A snake; symbol of Satan in Eden, yet also the brazen serpent prefiguring Christ lifted up.
17 documents · 3 libraries · 1993–2025
Emphasis over time
Peak: 3 documents in 2020
Documents tagged with this topic each year. Libraries cover different years (Liahona starts in 2021), so the rate compares eras more fairly than the count.
Where it lives
- Scripture Central10 documents
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies4 documents
- Interpreter3 documents
Latest
Interpreter
The Seed of the Serpent and the Seed of the Woman in the Standard Works (opens in a new tab)
Noel Hudson · 2025
Interpreter
Noel Hudson · 2025
Scripture Central
Why Does the Book of Mormon Mention Dragons? (opens in a new tab)
May 2024
Scripture Central
How Did Nephi Liken Looking to Christ with Looking to the Brazen Serpent? (opens in a new tab)
Apr 2024
Scripture Central
Why Did Isaiah Refer to the Heavenly Hosts as “Seraphim”? (opens in a new tab)
Scripture Central · Feb 2024
Interpreter
2022
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Quetzalcoatl, the Maya Maize God, and Jesus Christ (opens in a new tab)
Diane E. Wirth · 2002
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Serpent Symbols and Salvation in the Ancient Near East and the Book of Mormon (opens in a new tab)
Andrew C. Skinner · 2001
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Drought and Serpents (opens in a new tab)
John A. Tvedtnes · 1997
Earliest
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Moses' Brazen Serpent as It Relates to Serpent Worship in Mesoamerica (opens in a new tab)
Wallace E. Hunt Jr. · 1993
Most frequent voices
- Noel Hudson2 documents
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