Serpent seed

The doctrine of the serpent seed, also known as the dual-seed or the two-seedline doctrine, is a controversial and fringe Christian religious belief which explains the biblical account of the fall of man by stating that the Serpent mated with Eve in the Garden of Eden, and the offspring of their union was Cain. This event resulted in the creation of two races of people: the wicked descendants of the Serpent who were destined for damnation, and the righteous descendants of Adam who were destined to have eternal life. The doctrine frames human history as a conflict between these two races in which the descendants of Adam will eventually triumph over the descendants of the Serpent. Irenaeus (180), an Early Church Father, condemned the notion of original sin as adultery between Eve and the serpent in his book Against Heresies as a 'Gnostic' heresy (possibly espoused by Valentinus (100–160) and the Gospel of Philip (350). It also appeared in mediaeval Jewish literature, including the Targum Pseudo-Jonathan. During the 19th century, the serpent seed doctrine was revived by American religious leaders who wanted to promote white supremacy. The modern versions of the serpent seed doctrine were developed within the teachings of British Israelism by C. A. L. Totten (1851–1908) and Russel Kelso Carter (1849–1928). Daniel Parker (1781–1844) was also responsible for reviving and promoting the doctrine among Primitive Baptists. Teachers of Christian Identity Theology, which branched off from British Israelism, preached the doctrine during the early twentieth century and promoted it within the Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations, the American Nazi Party and other white supremacist organizations. The belief's adherents commonly use it to justify antisemitism and racism by claiming that Jews or members of non-white races are the descendants of Cain and the Serpent, who they variably interpret to be Satan or an intelligent non-human creature which lived before Adam and Eve. The serpent seed teaching comes in several different forms. William M.

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Serpent seed

Ève

Ève ( ḥawwā(h)) est un personnage du Livre de la Genèse, partie de la Bible. Dans ce texte, qui fonde les croyances juives et chrétiennes, elle est la première femme, mère de l'humanité. Présente également dans la croyance islamique, elle est mentionnée indirectement dans le Coran comme « l'épouse » d'Adam. Elle est nommée . Ève se dit en hébreu Ḥawwāh. Ce nom semble signifier « la vivante » ou « celle qui donne la vie » en lien avec ḥāyâ « vivre », issu de la racine sémitique ḥyw.

Christian Identity

Christian Identity (also known as Identity Christianity) is an interpretation of Christianity which advocates the belief that only Celtic and Germanic peoples, such as the Anglo-Saxon, Nordic nations, or Aryan people and people of kindred blood, are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and are therefore the descendants of the ancient Israelites. Independently practiced by individuals, independent congregations, and some prison gangs, it is not an organized religion, nor is it affiliated with specific Christian denominations.