{"product_id":"quest-for-the-historical-satan-miguel-de-la-torre-9780800663247","title":"Quest for the Historical Satan","description":"\u003cp\u003eDe La Torre and Hernandez's volume probes the murky origins of the satanic legends and beliefs back to their pre-Christian roots in the Middle East. They unearth the Satan's roots in Egyptian and Babylonian understandings of evil. They also show, however, that the ancient Satan has some characteristics we would hardly recognize, especially his appearance in most ancient cultures and survival in many traditional religions as the \"trickster\" figure. While a minor tradition in historic Christianity, the authors argue, seeing Satan as trickster is historically accurate and holds real promise for Christian rethinking in \"theology, philosophy, and practive of evil\" and how it can be dealt with. This is a fascinating story that helps the reader reframe basic elements of our worldview of good and evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miguel de la Torre, Albert Hernandez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0800663241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780800663247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Augsburg Fortress Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.08w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Book of the Year - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/09\/2013 pg. 38","brand":"Miguel de la Torre","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988255375615,"sku":"9780800663247","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e64992c3-35f7-481c-b28a-89c8a780b65b.jpg?v=1683293498","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quest-for-the-historical-satan-miguel-de-la-torre-9780800663247","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}