Biography of Satan: A Historical Exposition of the Devil and His Fiery DominionsCosimo, Inc., 2007 M04 1 - 160 páginas Though his work has been discredited in some of its details, the atheistic writings and freethinking philosophies of American spiritualist KERSEY GRAVES (1813-1883) remain vital reading today for the more informed critiques of Christianity that they inspired. In this daring book, first published in 1880, Graves condemns the brutal Christian doctrine of eternal punishment through revealing the pagan origins of such concepts as the bottomless pit, lakes of fire and brimstone, the casting out of devils, and other foundational aspects of Christian belief. Students of comparative mythology, modern freethinkers, and anyone interested in demonic folklore will find this Victorian curio an intriguing exposition of ancient folklore. ALSO AVAILABLE FROM COSIMO: Graves's The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors and The Bible of Bibles |
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... Taught in the Jewish Scriptures . 29 CHAPTER IV . Explanation of the Words Devil and Hell in the Old Testament . 36 CHAPTER V. God ( and not the Devil ) the Author of Evil According to the Bible . 42 CHAPTER VI . God and the Devil ...
... Taught in the Jewish Scriptures . 29 CHAPTER IV . Explanation of the Words Devil and Hell in the Old Testament . 36 CHAPTER V. God ( and not the Devil ) the Author of Evil According to the Bible . 42 CHAPTER VI . God and the Devil ...
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... the fate of their friends , even when but little is entertained on their own account . 3. The post mortem punishment doctrine taught by the Christian 19 CHAPTER I Evils and Demoralizing Effects of the Doctrine of End- less Punishment.
... the fate of their friends , even when but little is entertained on their own account . 3. The post mortem punishment doctrine taught by the Christian 19 CHAPTER I Evils and Demoralizing Effects of the Doctrine of End- less Punishment.
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... taught by the Christian world , invests the Diety with a character absolutely dishonorable and dis- graceful , if not blasphemous , by representing him as morally capable of inflicting the most excru- ciating punishment upon the major ...
... taught by the Christian world , invests the Diety with a character absolutely dishonorable and dis- graceful , if not blasphemous , by representing him as morally capable of inflicting the most excru- ciating punishment upon the major ...
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... taught in the Christian Bible . The words Evil and Devil seem to have been originally synonymous terms , the latter being , as we are told , a contraction of the words " do - evil , " and hence represents a mere personification of evil ...
... taught in the Christian Bible . The words Evil and Devil seem to have been originally synonymous terms , the latter being , as we are told , a contraction of the words " do - evil , " and hence represents a mere personification of evil ...
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... taught this is his " high calling , " the great end of his creation . It certainly , then , was a great blunder , a serious desideratum , to omit his creation at the start , or if created , to neglect to make it known . Good and evil ...
... taught this is his " high calling , " the great end of his creation . It certainly , then , was a great blunder , a serious desideratum , to omit his creation at the start , or if created , to neglect to make it known . Good and evil ...
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CHAPTER VII | 70 |
Hell First Instituted in the Skies Its Origin and Descent | 78 |
CHAPTER XI | 87 |
CHAPTER XIII | 94 |
CHAPTER XV | 104 |
CHAPTER XVI | 115 |
APPENDIX | 144 |
Index | 151 |
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Términos y frases comunes
abode according Acheron after-death Almighty ancient astronomical author of evil Babylonian Beelzebub Beliel believed bottomless pit Cerebus CHAPTER character Christ Christian Bible Christian world conception credulous crime curse damned darkness Deity demons Devil diabolical doctrine of future Dragon earth Egypt Egyptian emblem endless damnation eternity existence fable fact fallen angel fancied Father fear fire and brimstone future endless punishment future punishment gods Grecian Greek heathen Heaven Hebrew Hell hence Hindoo Holy honored human imaginary infernal Infernal Majesty Jehovah Jewish Jews kingdom known Lord Lucifer Majesty Matt ment moral Moses Mother Eve mythology nations natural Old Testament origin Osyrus Pagan Paradise Persians Pitrat Plutarch Polybius post mortem punishment priests reader religion represented Satan says Scriptures serpent sheol snake Snakish souls stars superstitious supposed Tartarus taught thou thousand told Tophet torment tradition Typhon unto virgin war in Heaven wicked Winter woman word zodiac
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Página 53 - Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them...
Página 52 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole : and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it shall live.
Página 48 - And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth...
Página 44 - Shall there be evil in the City, and the Lord hath not done it?
Página 75 - The chapter first speaks of a woman clothed with the sun, the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.
Página 23 - They will be far more sensible how dreadful the wrath of God is, and will better understand how terrible the sufferings of the damned are ; yet this will be no occasion of grief to them. They will not be sorry for the damned ; it will cause no uneasiness or dissatisfaction to them ; but on the contrary, when they have this sight, it will excite them to joyful praises.
Página 111 - For as we sometimes cure the body with unwholesome remedies, when such as are most wholesome produce no effect, so we restrain those minds with false relations, which will not be persuaded by the truth.
Página 41 - And in no one place of the Mosaic institutes is there the least mention, or any intelligible hint, of the rewards and punishments of another life.
Página 41 - ... maintained a profound silence on that fundamental article, if not of political, at least of religious legislation — rewards and punishments in another life.