| The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics Contributor(s): Pagels, Elaine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679731180 ISBN-13: 9780679731184 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1996 Annotation: From the religious historian whose The Gnostic Gospels won both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award comes a dramatic interpretation of Satan and his role on the Christian tradition. With magisterial learning and the elan of a born storyteller, Pagels turns Satan's story into an audacious exploration of Christianity's shadow side, in which the gospel of love gives way to irrational hatreds that continue to haunt Christians and non-Christians alike. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Theology - Angelology & Demonology - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 235.47 |
| LCCN: 95007983 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.2" W x 8.06" (0.56 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: From the religious historian whose The Gnostic Gospels won both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award comes a dramatic interpretation of Satan and his role on the Christian tradition. With magisterial learning and the elan of a born storyteller, Pagels turns Satan's story into an audacious exploration of Christianity's shadow side, in which the gospel of love gives way to irrational hatreds that continue to haunt Christians and non-Christians alike. |