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'. The 'Original Biography' must be reconstructed from the New Testament where Satan is the same sort of celestial functionary we see in the Book of Job - appointed to govern the world, specifically to monitor and test human beings. But he is brutal and deceitful in his methods, and Jesus predicts that his rule will soon come to an end. 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'.
0 有用 paupertas 2019-03-04 00:29:20
补标。半夜看彭老师课的材料，看到查士丁讨论撒旦，突然想到以前也是搞过demonology的，讽刺的是自己theology的知识大多来自于demonology。自己现在研究的这么传统，与这次碰壁有很大关系吧。这本书对中世纪之前的撒旦形象梳理得很清楚，之后略显草率。阅读之后可以顺便弄清楚很多神学争论的逻辑。
0 有用 paupertas 2019-03-04 00:29:20
补标。半夜看彭老师课的材料，看到查士丁讨论撒旦，突然想到以前也是搞过demonology的，讽刺的是自己theology的知识大多来自于demonology。自己现在研究的这么传统，与这次碰壁有很大关系吧。这本书对中世纪之前的撒旦形象梳理得很清楚，之后略显草率。阅读之后可以顺便弄清楚很多神学争论的逻辑。