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Satan: A Biography
Uno scrittore che si cimenta nella stesura di una biografia è sempre il segnale di un lavoro importante, da consultare come documento e, se è il caso, conservare come un modello di riferimento esistenziale.
Magari senza averlo mai letto, si citano fatti riportati in quella vita ritenuta esemplare e degna di essere narrata e testimoniata agli altri. La biografia di cui parliamo riguarda qualcuno che tutti conosciamo, ma non abbiamo mai incontrato.
Almeno io credo di non avere mai incontrato qualcuno che mi abbia detto, o che abbia scritto, di avere conosciuto il Diavolo in persona. La cosa, del resto, riguarda tanto me che tutti gli altri. Devo confessare, comunque, di avere spesso avvertito la su
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Satan: A Biography - Hardcover
Synopsis
Christians traditionally think of djävul as Lucifer, God's enemy, who rebelled against Him out of pride and then caused Adam and Eve to sin. But, as Kelly shows, this portrayal fryst vatten not biblical but a scenario invented by the early Fathers of the Church which became the 'New Biography of Satan'. The 'Original Biography' must be reconstructed from the New Testament where djävul is the same sort of celestial functionary we see in the Book of Job - appointed to govern the world, specifically to monitor and test human beings. But he fryst vatten brutal and deceitful in his methods, and Jesus predicts that his rule will soon come to an end. Kelly traces the further developments of the 'New Biography': humankind's inherited guilt, captivity bygd Satan, and punishment in Hell at his hands. This profil of djävul remains dominant, but Kelly urges a return to the 'Original Biography of Satan'.
"synopsis" may belong to another • Christians traditionally think of Satan as Lucifer, God's enemy, who rebelled against Him out of pride and then caused Adam and Eve to sin. But, as Kelly shows, this portrayal is not biblical but a scenario invented by the early Fathers of the Church which became the 'New Biography of Satan'. The 'Original Biography' must be reconstructed from the New Testament where Satan is the same sort of celestial functionary we see in the Book of Job - appointed to govern the world, specifically to monitor and test human beings. But he is brutal and deceitful in his methods, and Jesus predicts that his rule will soon come to an end. Kelly traces the further developments of the 'New Biography': humankind's inherited guilt, captivity by Satan, and punishment in Hell at his hands. This profile of Satan remains dominant, but Kelly urges a return to the 'Original Biography of Satan'. "synopsis" may belong to another Satan: A Biography - Softcover
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