The Origin of Satan

The bestselling author of The Gnostic Gospels--Nat'l Book Award & the Nat'l Book Critics Circle Award winner--& Adam, Eve & the Serpent has written a provocative study of early Christianity--a controversial treatise on the Devil's true identity.AcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe gospel of Mark & the Jewish warThe social history of Satan: from the Hebrew Bible to the gospelsMatthew's campaign against the Pharisees: deploying the devil Luke & John claim Israel's legacy: the split widensSatan's earthly kingdom: Christians against pagans-The enemy within: demonizing the hereticsConclusionNotesIndex