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Ep 274: The Devil: A History part 2

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David Flora

Science, Social Sciences, Society & Culture

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2023

⏱️ 151 minutes

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Summary

David is back with the conclusion of the Devil and the history attached to him! Covering other cultures, names, looks, and breakdowns of the info, the Devil gets fleshed out and examined in great detail. We pick back up with various forms of Evil in other cultures through history. Then many of the countless names of this entity are dissected and examined, paying careful attention to the origins of each. The several iterations of looks are discussed after that. And finally the episode concludes with analysis of the research and how it has influenced cultures through the ages. What was the actual purpose of this being? How has it evolved? And what conclusions can you draw from the information? David ends with opinion based on the facts, and encourages you to take a thoughtful examination of them for yourself. It's the finish of one of the biggest episodes in Blurry Photos history, one that hopefully teaches you something new and gives you perspective you never knew you were missing! Don't forget to watch me stream games on Twitch! Sources Wray, T.J., and Mobley, Gregory. The Birth of Satan: Tracing the Devil's Biblical Roots. St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2014. Kindle edition. Messadie, Gerald. A History of the Devil. Kodansha Globe Publishing. New York, NY. 1996. Russell, Jeffrey Burton. The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 1977. 176-77. Russell, Jeffrey Burton. The Prince of Darkness: Radical Evil and the Power of Good in History. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1988. Pg 19. Staff. Demons and Demonology. Jewish Virtual Library. Web. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/demons-and-demonology Szpakowska, Kasia. (2009). Demons in Ancient Egypt. Religion Compass. 3. 799 - 805. 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2009.00169.x. Chrissy. Evil Greek Gods and Goddesses. Greece Travel Ideas. Feb. 6, 2021. Web. https://greecetravelideas.com/evil-greek-gods-and-goddesses/ Jastrow, Jr., Morris, Levi, Gerson, Jastrow, Marcus, Kohler, Kaufmann. Belial. Jewish Encyclopedia. 2021. Web. https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/2805-belial Grafton, Anthony, and Most, Glenn, and Settis, Salvatore. The Classical Tradition. The Belknap Press of Harvard University. Cambridge, MA and London, England. 2010. Dallaire, Glenn. Sister Magdalena of the Cross. Mystics of the Church Website. Dec. 10, 2011. Web. https://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2011/12/sister-magdalena-of-cross-nun-who-made.html Plaisted, David. Estimates of the Number Killed by the Papacy in the Middle Ages and Later. 2006. http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/827989/15116787/1321289366180/50+million+protestants+killed.pdf Hicks, Robert D. In Pursuit of Satan: the police and the occult. Prometheus Books. Buffalo, NY. 1991. Pg. 55. Music Asian Drums, Beach Party, Danse Party, Dark Fog, Desert Fox, Dhaka, Lightless Dawn, Northur, Red Tears, Temple of the Manes, Tikopia, Wizardtorium - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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0:00.0

This is the second part of a two-part episode.

0:03.0

In part one, I discuss the earliest mentions of the devil, both in the Old and New Testament

0:07.4

of the Christian Bible, as well as ancient Jewish literature and the inter-test metal period,

0:12.3

and some ancient sources of inspiration that helped mold the devil into the Archfiend

0:16.1

of the Christian God.

0:18.1

In part two, I'll be discussing evil entities and concepts in other cultures, the many names

0:23.2

associated with the devil and their origins, the many descriptions of this entity and his

0:28.1

infamy and pop culture and the conclusions we can draw from the research.

0:32.1

One sees more devils than vast hill can hold,

0:51.1

I've mentioned several contributing cultures to the role and persona of the devil already,

1:05.9

the biggest of which was Persia.

1:08.2

Zoroastrianism and Babylonian mythology not only influenced Jewish writers, many stories

1:14.0

found in the Bible are straight up retellings of older myths.

1:18.6

Mesopotamia's the epic of Gilgamesh introduced fantastical entities such as Humbaba, a figure

1:24.3

of terror that guarded the cedar forest which the hero Gilgamesh had to overcome.

1:29.7

Ahura Mazda fought against the forces of Ahramon the Opposer in an eternal struggle of good

1:34.9

versus evil in Zoroastrianism.

1:37.8

Marduk fought the goddess Tiamat, who had given birth to dragons, snakes, beasts and ogres

1:43.6

in the Babylonian Enuma Alish.

1:47.2

Besides being pitted against the head of the Babylonian pantheon, Tiamat bore a son

1:51.8

called Kingu, whom she wanted to rule all other gods.

1:56.4

He was the general of her army who rebelled against Marduk, but fell to Marduk's hand

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