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9780679401407

Origin of Satan : The New Testament Origins of Christianity's Demonization of Jews, Pagans and Heretics

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    9780679401407

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    0679401407

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1995-07-01
  • Publisher: Random House
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Summary

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 and non-Christians alike. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author Biography

Elaine Pagels is Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Gospel of Mark and the Jewish Warp. 3
The Social History of Satan: From the Hebrew Bible to the Gospelsp. 35
Matthew's Campaign Against the Pharisees: Deploying the Devilp. 63
Luke and John Claim Israel's Legacy: The Split Widensp. 89
Satan's Earthly Kingdom: Christians Against Pagansp. 112
The Enemy Within: Demonizing the Hereticsp. 149
Conclusionp. 179
Notesp. 185
Indexp. 205
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