The Origin of Satan Elaine begins – she assumed that Jewish and Christian perceptions of invisible beings had to do mainly with the “moralization of society” (Pagals XVI), which brings us to the ability to interpret events such as illness or natural disasters as an act of God’s will. Throughout her research Elaine also found something that she hadn’t expected in the Christian religion. Some Christians attributed events such as natural disasters not as …showed first 75 words of 690 total…

…showed last 75 words of 690 total…XXII) and although still hard to follow allowed me to have a little more foundation to write on. She gives exhausting examples of how the events told in the gospels about Jesus, his friends and enemies co-inside with the supernatural (or demonic) drama the writers (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) use to interpret the story. (XXII-XXIII) The struggle between Gods spirit and Satan. Works Cited Pagals, Elaine. The Origin of Satan. Random House: New York, 1995.