Eve and the serpent in the Garden of Eden
Bible, Archaeology and History

Was Satan in the Garden of Eden? Separating Biblical Fact from Fiction

Was Satan really in the Garden of Eden? Biblical scholar T.J. Wray separates fact from fiction, revealing that the serpent of Genesis is simply a snake—and that the idea of Satan as the serpent originates not in the Bible, but in John Milton’s 17th-century epic poem, Paradise Lost.