The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics
Elaine Pagels, "The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics"
Vintage (April 30, 1996) | ISBN: 0679731180 | 240 pages | PDF | 1,2 Mb
Vintage (April 30, 1996) | ISBN: 0679731180 | 240 pages | PDF | 1,2 Mb
. . . ground-breaking . . . Many times in the course of reading her explications I found myself saying, "Of course, why hasn't someone said this before?" By showing how the sectarian demonization of the "intimate enemies"–Jews and heretics–shaped early Christianity, the book helps us to understand the power of irrational forces that still need to be confronted in contemporary society. – S. David Sperling, professor of Bible, Hebrew Union College