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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'.
Catholic Books Review: Henry Ansgar KELLY, Satan: A Biography.
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.
Satan: A Biography. By Henry Ansgar Kelly. Cambridge ...
This entertaining “biography” is written by retired UCLA professor of English, Henry A. Kelly, who has published previously on the history of the Devil. Kelly is clearly conversant with writings of the ancient world, and brings his expertise to bear on the evolution of Satan as a figure in Christian writings. This study shows how the Satan of the New Testament became the modern day personification of evil. Henry A. Kelly, professor of English at UCLA, has published many studies in both literature and history, and he is the author of several studies of the devil, including two previous books, The Devil, Demonology, and Witchcraft and The Devil at Baptism. Sadly, his new book combines close scholarship with deconstructionist principles.
Kelly traces the further developments of the 'New Biography': humankind's inherited guilt, captivity by Satan, and punishment in Hell at his. 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 edition of this title.
Catholic Books Review: Henry Ansgar KELLY, Satan: A Biography.
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'. Satan. A Biography. By Henry Ansgar Kelly. | The Journal of ...
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. Satan biography | Theology | Cambridge University Press
This entertaining “biography” is written by retired UCLA professor of English, Henry A. Kelly, who has published previously on the history of the Devil. Kelly is clearly conversant with writings of the ancient world, and brings his expertise to bear on the evolution of Satan as a figure in Christian writings. Satan: A Biography by Henry Ansgar Kelly | Goodreads
A Biography (London: Heinemann, ), covering what Kelly calls the ‘new biography’, and we may look back even to the work of the eccentric Kersey Graves, whose Biography of Satan, published in Chicago in , has recently been reprinted for historical interest.