The history of the devil and the idea of evil; from the earliest times to the present day (1899)
Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 · Chicago : Open Court Pub. Co.; London, K. Paul, Trench, Trubner · leaf 252
ny gnostic gems and isnever missing in the Mithras monuments. Frequently itis found on Christian devices where it is sometimes diffi-cult to interpret it as the representative of evil. Irenseus, an adversary of the gnostic view, replacedthe demiurge by the Devil, whom he regards as a rebelangel,… … A Ship SymbolisingTHE Church. A Christian Gem withSerpent, A Gnostic Gem. however, having paid the debt of mankind, has the powerto redeem the souls of men from the clutches of the Devilwho, by having treated a sinless man as a sinner, becamenow himself a debtor of mankind. This juridical theory of…
Devil · Demonology · Good and evil
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