The Origin of Satan (1995 Pagels), book

The Origin of Satan (1995) is a book by Elaine H. Pagels.

Editions and translations

Published in New York, NY: Random House, 1995 (#2052). Translated into German (1996)

• Satans Ursprung (1996 Pagels), book (German ed.)
• L'origine de Satan (1997 Pagels), book (French ed.)
• Akuma no kigen (2000 Pagels), book (Japanese ed.)

Table of contents

• The gospel of Mark and the Jewish war
• The social history of Satan : from the Hebrew Bible to the gospels
• Matthew's campaign against the Pharisees : deploying the devil
• Luke and John claim Israel's legacy : the split widens
• Satan's earthly kingdom : Christians against pagans
• The enemy within : demonizing the heretics

External links

• Google Books