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I get the impression that there are many nuances in making hermeneutics across the Old/New Testament. I will limit this to the Garden of Eden symbolism in the interest of keeping the scope of my question within reason. Consider Matthew 10:16. Being "wise as serpents" would invariably evoke an uneasy feeling if to keep the Old Testament connotation. However, as explained in an answer here: Matthew 10:16, is it possible to be wise and simple in the same time?, in the New Testament, the mainstream interpretation is much less esoteric.
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Must this case-by-case approach be used for each instance of symbolism overlap between the Old and New Testament? Or might there be consensus on certain Garden of Eden symbolism is robust to context differences, regardless of where it appears in the canon?
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