In Defence of New Testament Satanologies
A Response to Farrar and Williams
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21446959 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tom de Bruin (0000-0002-8500-8030, Newbold College of Higher Education, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 435-451 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of the New Testament (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-064X • E-ISSN: 1745-5294 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0142064x211045311 |
| OpenAlex | W3200899610 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Satan is a key figure in many New Testament books. The authors of these books build on hugely diverse Second Temple traditions and themes. A recurring trend in New Testament Satanology is to assume or argue for a monolithic image of Satan throughout the New Testament. This trend is seen, most recently, in Farrar and Williams’s (2016) argument for a distinct, coherent Satanology, published in this journal. Such a uniform New Testament Satanology is untenable: there is only evidence of New Testament Satanologies. Within the 27 books of the New Testament, and indeed within works of a single author, various – sometimes almost contradictory – Satanologies are evident. As such, the New Testament authors continue the Second Temple trend of diverse Satan traditions, and any examination of Satan should keep this front and centre
Argument (complex analysis) · Art · Biblical theology · Key (lock) · Literature · New Testament · Old Testament · Theology · Classics · Computer Science · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Mormonism, Religion, and History · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Highly cited | No |
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