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# Satan: A Biography Hardcover – Import, 17 Aug 2006

**Brand:** henry ansgar kelly
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        			&apos;[Kelly&apos;s] interpretation is accepted by many biblical scholars. The theory provides an explanation for the presence of evil and suffering, without denying the existence or omniscience of God. &#x2026; The professor makes the case for Satan as more a &apos;functionary of the divine court&apos; than &apos;an enemy of God as well as of Man, a convicted cosmic outlaw&apos;.&apos; The Times&apos;Kelly&apos;s stunningly bold attempt at rehabilitation makes the late Lord Longford&apos;s efforts to convince the British public that Moors murderer Myra Hindley was a reformed character look positively timid.&apos; Daily Mail&apos;Kelly shows himself to be a masterful teacher. &#x2026; [He] illustrates nicely a sound approach in historical theology.&apos; Professor Daniel J. Harrington, S. J., Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts&apos;&#x2026; enough here to stimulate and entertain. &#x2026; astute and deftly written &#x2026;&apos; Literary Review&apos;In this succinct study, he adopts the role of Satan&apos;s unofficial spin doctor. The result is entertaining as well as rigourous. &#x2026; What could have been a crawling survey is in fact a lively and sane account that does much to rehabilitate Satan&apos;s reputation. Kelly&apos;s conclusions will surprise many&#x2026;Kelly displays impressive control of his material attuned to nuances in Hebrew, Greek and Latin.&apos; The Times Literary Supplement
				    	
			    	
        		  
        		  
        	
          
              
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        			The Devil of the New Testament is actually one of God&apos;s ministers, assigned to rule the world and monitor the conduct of human beings, but at the hands of the Church Fathers he became the personification of evil. Kelly shows how this portrayal developed and persists to the present day.
				    	
			    	
        		  
        		  
        	
          
              
        	  	  About the Author
        	  
        	  
        		  
        			Henry Ansgar Kelly is Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of English and Director of the Center of Medieval Studies, University of California, Los Angeles.

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## Customer Reviews

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    A Biography Worth Reading
  

*by T***D on 20 July 2012*

This is not for the faint of faith. Kelly's book takes a deep look at the darker side of religion by following the progression of Satan from the earliest origins of deities deemed "evil" or "bad" all the way up to modern day understandings. The preface does a good job of noting that this is not a technical book and is intended to be read by those interested, not those who've studied religion before. There is a bit of a learning curve to it and it might even be worth taking notes as you go. Personally, I find this book very interesting and my college class, "History of Satan," used it as a text book. Satan, Lucifer, Devil, Beast, Baalzebul, Mastema, and many other names are thrown about and discussed as to how they all became the single, patchwork quilt of character we known and love to hate today. Kelly's style is dense. I wouldn't say prior knowledge is required, though it may help.

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    Five Stars
  

*by J***D on 15 February 2015*

First rate scholar who uses logic rather skillfully to advance his arguments.

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    Interesting topic if some what dull
  

*by S***Y on 21 June 2007*

A great subject and it has gotten some great reviews but I am no Biblical scholar and found the text to be very bland and dull.  Almost something that you would expect to have to read in an advanced college course.  I had a passing interest in the subject but the writing did not do much to pull me in.

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