Origin of Satan: The New Testament Origins of Christianity's Demonization of Jews, Pagans and Heretics
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.\ \ \...
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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. Library Journal Pagels, whose Gnostic Gospels (LJ 1/15/79) was a best seller and a major award winner, here examines the New Testament tendency to associate the Devil with Jews resistant to the teachings of Christianity.
IntroductionIThe Gospel of Mark and the Jewish War3IIThe Social History of Satan: From the Hebrew Bible to the Gospels35IIIMatthew's Campaign Against the Pharisees: Deploying the Devil63IVLuke and John Claim Israel's Legacy: The Split Widens89VSatan's Earthly Kingdom: Christians Against Pagans112VIThe Enemy Within: Demonizing the Heretics149Conclusion179Notes185Index205
\ Library JournalPagels, whose Gnostic Gospels (LJ 1/15/79) was a best seller and a major award winner, here examines the New Testament tendency to associate the Devil with Jews resistant to the teachings of Christianity.\ \
