An Unconvincing Apology: Comparison of Genesis.

The book of Genesis portrays the story of The Fall in simple terms. Adam is created (Gen. 1.26-27, Gen. 2.7); Adam is told not to eat from the tree of knowledge (Gen. 2.17); Eve is created for Adam (Gen. 1.27, Gen 2.22); the serpent tempts the pair to eat from the tree of knowledge (Gen. 3.1-6); Eve eats from the tree and gives some to Adam (Gen. 3.6); both are punished and cast from paradise for their disobedience (Gen. 3.16-24); …

…of Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum during the her life time, when looked at with today's critical eye and expectations it does not carry as much weight outside Lanyer's 17th century's misogynistic society. Works Cited The Holy Bible. King James Version. Woods, Susanne. Lanyer: A Renaissance Woman Poet. New York: Oxford University Press. 1999 Woods, Susanne (Editor). The Poems of Aemilia Lanyer: Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum: Women Writers in English 1350-1850. New York: Oxford University Press. 1993: 84-6.