Temptation Transformed: The Story of How the Forbidden Fruit Became an Apple

by Azzan Yadin-Israel

Book Overview

A "brisk and entertaining" (Wall Street Journal) journey into the mystery behind why the forbidden fruit became an apple, upending an explanation that stood for centuries.

How did the apple, unmentioned by the Bible, become the dominant symbol of temptation, sin, and the Fall? Temptation Transformed pursues this mystery across art and religious history, uncovering where, when, and why the forbidden fruit became an apple...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226820769
• ISBN13: 9780226820767
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.1"