tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post7570903786927805748..comments2024-03-24T00:09:55.586-05:00Comments on The Field Lab: beliefs and facts...John Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783305402239706779noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-83029136044094693422019-01-28T11:13:26.924-06:002019-01-28T11:13:26.924-06:00Here's a great book on the origins of Satan - ...Here's a great book on the origins of Satan - he was not the "being" we conceive of today. I first heard of this book on "This American Life". For their 666th show, they featured Satanic themes. Super interesting. <br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/Origin-Satan-Christians-Demonized-Heretics/dp/0679731180<br /><br />One reviewer captures the gist of the book: "The evolution of the notion of Satan progresses from an angel who tests people for God, posing questions and proposing alternatives to the righteous in contravention of God's will, into the embodiment of evil, whether as a being or a force within one's heart and mind. Pagels explains this strictly from both Biblical and "heretical" texts, with a keen eye on political developments of the time. First, in the Hebrew Bible, Satan (or Bielzebub or by any array of names) is an angel. Slowly, he becomes the force behind sectarian disagreements, from intra-Jewish ones to opponents of Jesus' supposed vision for the Jews. He also serves as the source of evil to be found in GOYIM, or those who are not of the nation of Israel. Second, as Christianity progressively becomes dominated by gentiles, the notion of the devil's evil work moves from a) vilification of non-believing Jews, Romans, and Pagans, to b) the condemnation of those Christians who promote rival interpretations to one's own, ending in c) a question of what is in one's own heart and what causes one to sin."<br /><br />pamithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605982455002622554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-68973413311335781142019-01-26T12:22:30.059-06:002019-01-26T12:22:30.059-06:00Well said :)
Well said :)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686387205658955894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-15689743488343426102019-01-23T10:04:49.069-06:002019-01-23T10:04:49.069-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.kerajinan furniture jeparahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417266281194483586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-35158817928012607032019-01-22T03:57:55.522-06:002019-01-22T03:57:55.522-06:00You’ve come a long way down the path John.Bravo!You’ve come a long way down the path John.Bravo!Joseph Quigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006772789801239766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-23494400224925838312019-01-20T17:38:57.627-06:002019-01-20T17:38:57.627-06:00Amen Sam Finn...Amen Sam Finn...John Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12783305402239706779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-68285135109245449652019-01-20T17:04:02.471-06:002019-01-20T17:04:02.471-06:00AMEN.
John 14:26AMEN. <br />John 14:26Sam Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094965879111656318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-4256191043888828142019-01-20T16:32:01.414-06:002019-01-20T16:32:01.414-06:00Amen!Amen!Rettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837343974710599866noreply@blogger.com