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The Quest for the Historical Satan by Miguel A. De La Torre and Albert Hernández is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.

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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? This Volume Probes The Murky Origins Of The Satanic Legends And Beliefs Back To Their Pre-christian Roots In The Middle East. In It The Authors 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 Study That Helps The Reader Reframe Basic Elements Of Our Worldview Of Good And Evil. In

Who reads The Quest for the Historical Satan?

Author

Miguel A. De La Torre and Albert Hernández

Publisher

Minneapolis: Fortress Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780800663247

Category

religious

Subjects

Christian, Fiction, Religion

Rating

3.8 / 5 (43 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14