The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics

The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics

From the National Book Award-winning and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of The Gnostic Gospels comes a dramatic interpretation of Satan and his role on the Christian tradition.

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