Satanic Bible: Anton LaVey

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Ahmadi, Nader; Ahmadi, Fereshteh (1998), Iranian Islam: The Concept of the Individual, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, and London: Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 978-0-230-37349-5 Winn, Shan M.M. (1995). Heaven, heroes, and happiness: the Indo-European roots of Western ideology. Lanham, Md.: University press of America. p.203. ISBN 0-8191-9860-9. The Muslim historian Al-Tabari, who died in around 923 AD, [186] writes that, before Adam was created, earthly jinn made of smokeless fire roamed the earth and spread corruption. [205] He further relates that Iblis was originally an angel named Azazil or Al-Harith, [206] from a group of angels, created from the fires of simoom, [207] sent by God to confront the earthly jinn. [208] [186] Azazil defeated the jinn in battle and drove them into the mountains, [208] but he became convinced that he was superior to humans and all the other angels, leading to his downfall. [208] In this account, Azazil's group of angels were called jinn because they guarded Jannah (Paradise). [209] In another tradition recorded by Al-Tabari, Satan was one of the earthly jinn, who was taken captive by the angels [194] [186] and brought to Heaven as a prisoner. [194] [186] God appointed him as judge over the other jinn and he became known as Al-Hakam. [194] He fulfilled his duty for a thousand years before growing negligent, [186] but was rehabilitated again and resumed his position until his refusal to bow before Adam. [186] Other traditions A stoning of the Devil from 1942

Brown, Louise (1 October 1989). "Alarming number of teenagers drawn to Satanism, experts say". Toronto Star. Poole, W. Scott (2009), Satan in America: The Devil We Know, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ISBN 978-1-4422-0062-3 The word without the definite article is used in ten instances, [ citation needed] of which two are translated diabolos in the Septuagint. It is generally translated in English Bibles as 'an accuser' (1x) or 'an adversary' (9x as in Book of Numbers, 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 Kings). In some cases, it is translated as 'Satan':

Introduction

Abma, Derek (4 June 2011). "Satanism isn't for devil worshippers, says Canadian researcher". Postmedia News. The most common English synonym for "Satan" is " devil", which descends from Middle English devel, from Old English dēofol, that in turn represents an early Germanic borrowing of Latin diabolus (also the source of "diabolical"). This in turn was borrowed from Greek diabolos " slanderer", from diaballein "to slander": dia- "across, through" + ballein "to hurl". [72] In the New Testament, the words Satan and diabolos are used interchangeably as synonyms. [73] [74] Beelzebub, meaning "Lord of Flies", is the contemptuous name given in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament to a Philistine god whose original name has been reconstructed as most probably "Ba'al Zabul", meaning " Baal the Prince". [75] The Synoptic Gospels identify Satan and Beelzebub as the same. [73] The name Abaddon (meaning "place of destruction") is used six times in the Old Testament, mainly as a name for one of the regions of Sheol. [76] Revelation 9:11 describes Abaddon, whose name is translated into Greek as Apollyon, meaning "the destroyer", as an angel who rules the Abyss. [77] In modern usage, Abaddon is sometimes equated with Satan. [76] New Testament Gospels, Acts, and epistles The Devil depicted in The Temptation of Christ, by Ary Scheffer, 1854

Stephen M. Hooks – 2007 "As in Zechariah 3:1–2 the term here carries the definite article (has'satan="the satan") and functions not as a...the only place in the Hebrew Bible where the term "Satan" is unquestionably used as a proper name is 1 Chronicles 21:1." a b Encyclopedia of Urban Legends, Updated and Expanded Edition, by Jan Harold Brunvand, ABC-CLIO, 31 Jul 2012 pp. 694–695 Smith, Peter (2000), A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baháʼí Faith, Oxford, UK: Oneworld, pp. 135–136, 304, ISBN 1-85168-184-1 Plantinga, Richard J.; Thompson, Thomas J.; Lundberg, Matthew D. (2010), An Introduction to Christian Theology, Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-69037-9Newman, Yona (1999–2009), "Part 1 Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Linear Translation: The Laws of finger washing and the blessings after the meal", yonanewman.org, archived from the original on 2016-05-18 Ferber, Sarah (2004), Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern France, New York City and London: Routledge, ISBN 0-415-21265-0 The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Paul Rubens, c. 1615, depicting Eve reaching for the forbidden fruit beside the Devil portrayed as a serpent

Birgül Açikyildiz The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture and Religion I.B.Tauris 2014 ISBN 978-0-857-72061-0 p. 74 Glustrom, Simon (1989), The Myth and Reality of Judaism: 82 Misconceptions Set Straight, West Orange, New Jersey: Behrman House, Inc., ISBN 0-87441-479-2 a b R. C. Lucas; Christopher Green (2014). The Message of 2 Peter & Jude. InterVarsity Press. pp.168–. ISBN 978-0-8308-9784-1. a b Schorn, Joel (October 2013). "What is 666 in the Bible?". U.S. Catholic . Retrieved 2018-01-02.

Introductory Works

The word does not occur in the Book of Genesis, which mentions only a talking serpent and does not identify the serpent with any supernatural entity. [15] The first occurrence of the word "satan" in the Hebrew Bible in reference to a supernatural figure comes from Numbers 22:22 [16], [7] which describes the Angel of Yahweh confronting Balaam on his donkey: [6] "Balaam's departure aroused the wrath of Elohim, and the Angel of Yahweh stood in the road as a satan against him." [7] In 2 Samuel 24, [17] Yahweh sends the "Angel of Yahweh" to inflict a plague against Israel for three days, killing 70,000 people as punishment for David having taken a census without his approval. [18] 1 Chronicles 21:1 [19] repeats this story, [18] but replaces the "Angel of Yahweh" with an entity referred to as "a satan". [18] Post-LaVeyan Satanists, like the adherents of The Satanic Temple, argue that the human animal has a natural altruistic and communal tendency, and frame Satan as a figure of struggle against injustice and activism. They also believe in bodily autonomy, that personal beliefs should conform to science and inspire nobility, and that people should atone for their mistakes. [238] Allegations of worship A depiction of Santa Muerte Enoch 18:3. On this tradition, see A. Orlov, "The Watchers of Satanael: The Fallen Angels Traditions in 2 (Slavonic) Enoch", in: A. Orlov, Dark Mirrors: Azazel and Satanael in Early Jewish Demonology (Albany: SUNY, 2011) 85–106.

Gunn, Joshua (2005). "Prime-time Satanism: Rumor-Panic and the Work of Iconic Topoi". Visual Communication. 4 (1): 93–120. doi: 10.1177/1470357205048939. S2CID 144737058. Garland, David E. (2006), Hebrews - Revelation, The Expositor's Bible Commentary: Revised Edition, vol.13, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, ISBN 978-0-310-86624-4 Lewis, John (2011-06-15). "Robert Johnson sells his souls to the devil". The Guardian . Retrieved 2018-01-03. The Hebrew term śāṭān ( Hebrew: שָׂטָן) is a generic noun meaning "accuser" or "adversary", [7] [8] and is derived from a verb meaning primarily "to obstruct, oppose". [9] In the earlier biblical books, e.g. 1 Samuel 29:4, it refers to human adversaries, but in the later books, especially Job 1–2 and Zechariah 3, to a supernatural entity. [8] When used without the definite article (simply satan), it can refer to any accuser, [10] but when it is used with the definite article ( ha-satan), it usually refers specifically to the heavenly accuser, literally, the satan. [10]Smith, Peter (2008), An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p.112, ISBN 978-0-521-86251-6 Perlmutter, Dawn; LaVey, Karla (30 October 2003). "Unresolved Problem". The O'Reilly Factor (Interview). Interviewed by Bill O'Reilly. One source of Satan’s fascination for us is that he is an extremely complex and subtle character. It would be difficult, perhaps impossible, for Milton to make perfect, infallible characters such as God the Father, God the Son, and the angels as interesting to read about as the flawed characters, such as Satan, Adam, and Eve. Satan, moreover, strikes a grand and majestic figure, apparently unafraid of being damned eternally, and uncowed by such terrifying figures as Chaos or Death. Many readers have argued that Milton deliberately makes Satan seem heroic and appealing early in the poem to draw us into sympathizing with him against our will, so that we may see how seductive evil is and learn to be more vigilant in resisting its appeal. Kelly, Henry Ansgar (2006), Satan: A Biography, Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-60402-4 Tafsir al-Qur'an al-adhim (Interpretation of the Great Qur'an) – Ibn Kathir – commentary of surat al baqarah