The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics

A study of the role of the devil in biblical and modern times theorizes that dissident social gorups that resisted Christianity, such as pagans and Jews, were typically portrayed as demons and therefore established as threats. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.

• | Author: Elaine Pagels
• | Publisher: Vintage
• | Publication Date: April 30, 1996
• | Number of Pages: 214 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0679731180
• | ISBN-13: 9780679731184