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The Quest for the Historical Satan

by Alberto Hernandez, Miguel A. De La Torre

  • Paperback
  • 208 pages
  • Publisher: 1517 Media
  • 15.5 x 23 x 1.7 cm

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The figure of Satan has for centuries embodied or incarnated absolute evil. Existing alongside more intellectualist interpretations of evil, Satan has figured largely in Christian practices, devotions, popular notions of the afterlife, and fears of retribution in the beyond. Satan remains an influential reality today in many Christian traditions and in popular culture. But how should Satan be understood today? De La Torre and Hernandez's volume probes the murky origins of the satanic legends and beliefs back to their pre-Christian roots in the Middle East. They unearth the Satan's roots in Egyptian and Babylonian understandings of evil. They also show, however, that the ancient Satan has some characteristics we would hardly recognize, especially his appearance in most ancient cultures and survival in many traditional religions as the "trickster" figure. While a minor tradition in historic Christianity, the authors argue, seeing Satan as trickster is historically accurate and holds real promise for Christian rethinking in "theology, philosophy, and practice of evil" and how it can be dealt with. This is a fascinating story that helps the reader reframe basic elements of our worldview of good and evil.
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  • Authors

    Alberto Hernandez +1

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    1517 Media

  • Published

    August 2011

  • Weight

    445g

  • Page Count

    208

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780800663247

  • ISBN-10

    0800663241

  • Eden Code

    3209512

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    This, to its credit, is a very thorough and wide ranging treatment of cultural, religious and literary responses to the 'character' of Satan. It sits however more happily in the area of the study of the history of an idea rather than theology. Those going to this book for a new look at the problem of evil will be disappointed. However, accepting its inevitable American cultural bias, it brings some interesting aspects of the subject to the general reader. It is a readable, well presented book.

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