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How was Satanism created?

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Dixie Reilly

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5y ago
Updated: 7/26/2021

There is no mention of Satan (the 'adversary') in any Old Testament scripture written before the Babylonian Exile. Scholars say Satan entered Jewish belief from the Zoroastrianism, where Angra Mainyu was the wholly malign adversary of Ahura Mazda. Thus, Satan was created in Jewish belief somewhere around 500 BCE.

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Geoffrey Herzog

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4y ago

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