this chapter, we need to restrain our curiosity in order to hear clearly what the writer wishes to communicate. Without unpacking the intriguing dialogue that takes place between the serpent19 and the woman, let us observe how the human couple willfully abandon their principal duties as priestly vice-regents. First, Genesis 3 reveals that by letting in the serpent, they neglect to guard the sanctity of the garden. As G. K. Beale remarks, “When Adam failed to guard the temple by sinning and letting