A podcast that explores the historical and cultural relevance of the figure known as the Devil. For many, The Devil is an entity not to be trifled with. He (most often it is a "he" pronoun) has an aim to tempt you away from God. For others, The Devil is a fictitious character carefully designed as propaganda; a scare tactic for the faithful. The consequences of this belief around The Devil have been severe. Antisemitism, the crusades, the inquisition, the witch trials, the Satanic Panic, and even today there is Q'Anon. The Devil is VERY real to many people and in this podcast we will look into how this came to be. You already know The Devil You Know. We are uncovering The Devil You DON'T Know.
BOOK: The Origin of Satan - Chapter 1: The Gospel of Mark
It’s a book club! We are reading Elaine Pagels’ book The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics. In today’s episode we cover the introduction and Chapter 1: The Gospel of Mark and the Jewish War. It’s SO Josephus.
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- Borg, M.J. (2013). Evolution of the Word : the New Testament in the order the books were written. New York: Harperone, pp.424–426.
- Pagels, E.H. (1997). The Origin of Satan. London: Penguin, pp.xv–34.
- Wikipedia Editors (2022). Development of the New Testament canon. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_of_the_New_Testament_canon
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