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ezhurbin
Jul 27, 2017ezhurbin rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book! It is fascinating, illuminating, concise and engrossing. The book explores political and social forces at the birth of Christianity to about 2 century that lead to the development of the idea of Satan. There is not much Satan per se in the book; mostly the book goes through the canonical and Gnostic gospels and other historic documents to illustrate the Christians' strategy of using the idea of Satan to criticize and demonize their political opponents and real or perceived enemies. I found this book absolutely fascinating-it contains a lot of information, but presents it in a dynamic narrative that is easy and enjoyable to read. The book does a great job of laying out and analyzing Gospels and the early Christian church and its struggles. This book gave me a solid understanding of the Gospels and other early Christian texts. It is great for someone who is not familiar with scriptures besides the general cultural knowledge. I found this book captivating and highly recommend it!