The Birth of Satan
Turning the Devil's Biblical Roots

Explores how and why Satan morphed into The Titan of Evil. The authors guide the reader through chapters ranging from the Old Testament to contemporary belief systems and provide the reader with examples. They end with a look at the modern versions of Satan and how his career still flourishes beyond the pages of the Bible.

In "The Birth of Satan", T.J. Wray and Gregory Mobley explore how and why this rather innocuous Old Testament character morphed into The Titan of Evil. Wray and Mobley guide the reader through chapters ranging from the Old Testament to contemporary belief systems. They begin with an examination of the Old Testament and the first glimmers of Satan within the personality of God. They move to a discussion of different views of Satan in the New Testament providing the reader with examples from the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Wray and Mobley's interpretation ends with a look at the modern versions of Satan and how his career still flourishes beyond the pages of the Bible.

The Bible and Other Preliminaries - Unsystematic Theology: The Nature of God in the Hebrew Bible - The Devil is in the Details: Satan in the Hebrew Bible - The Influence of Israel's Neighbors on the Development of Satan - Satan Between the Testaments - Satan in the New Testament - Why Satan Matters