I was rereading a book about the Old Testament, and it said that in some versions the snake pushed Eve against the tree, thus making her realize that it would not kill her as Adam had claimed. Which versions are these?
My guess, looking at Net references about this, is that it may come from recent commentaries on the Chumash or Pentateuch, for example The Chumash: The Stone Edition.
Anyone else getting an image of the Serpent is if he were a character in Father Ted? ‘Go on, go on, gowan, gowan, gowangowangowangowan…’