[PDF.86rv] The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics

The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics

[PDF.am76] The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics

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||7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| THE ORIGIN OF SATAN FROM THE BIBLE|By Robert Williams|I had often wondered where Satan or the Devil came from. I knew he was mentioned in the Bible but I did not know how he was ultimately derived. In her book, Elaine Pagels spells it out.

As he first appeared in the Hebrew Bible, Satan is not necessarily evil, much less opposed to God. But an adversary not descri|.com |. . . ground-breaking . . . Many times in the course of reading her explications I found myself saying, "Of course, why hasn't someone said this before?" By showing how the sectarian demonization of the "intimate enemies"--Jews and heretics--shaped early

From the religious historian whose The Gnostic Gospels won both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award comes a dramatic interpretation of Satan and his role on the Christian tradition. With magisterial learning and the elan of a born storyteller, Pagels turns Satan’s story into an audacious exploration of Christianity’s shadow side, in which the gospel of love gives way to irrational hatreds that continue to haunt Christians...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics   |  Elaine Pagels. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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