Satan
Sign in to savethumb|Illustration of the Devil on Codex Gigas, early thirteenth century Satan, also known as the Devil, is an entity in Abrahamic religions who entices humans into sin or falsehood. In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the , or 'evil inclination'. In Christianity and Islam, he is usually seen as a fallen angel or jinn who has rebelled against God, who nevertheless allows him temporary power over the fallen world and a host of demons.
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Satan, also known as the Devil, is a supernatural entity in Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) who tempts humans toward sin and wrongdoing. The understanding of Satan varies across these religions: in Judaism he is typically seen as God's subordinate agent representing evil inclination, while in Christianity and Islam he is generally understood as a fallen angel or jinn who rebelled against God but retains temporary power over the world.
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- Historical development
- Hebrew Bible
- Book of Job
- Book of Zechariah
- Second Temple period
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Names
- New Testament
- Gospels, Acts, and epistles
- Book of Revelation
- Patristic era
- Middle Ages
- Early modern period
- Modern era
- Islam
- Quran
- Islamic tradition
- Affiliation
- Other traditions
- Islamic mysticism
- Baháʼí Faith
- Satanism
- Atheistic Satanism
- Theistic Satanism
- Allegations of worship
- In culture
- In visual art
- In literature
- In music
- In film and television
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Illustration of the Devil on Codex Gigas, early thirteenth century Satan, also known as the Devil, is an entity in Abrahamic religions who entices humans into sin or falsehood. In Judaism, Satan is seen as an agent subservient to God, typically regarded as a metaphor for the , or 'evil inclination'. In Christianity and Islam, he is usually seen as a fallen angel or jinn who has rebelled against God, who nevertheless allows him temporary power over the fallen world and a host of demons.
A figure known as ("the satan") first appears in the Hebrew Bible as a heavenly prosecutor, subordinate to Yahweh (God); he prosecutes the nation of Judah in the heavenly court and tests the loyalty of Yahweh's followers. During the intertestamental period, possibly due to influence from the Zoroastrian figure of Angra Mainyu, the satan developed into a malevolent entity with abhorrent qualities in dualistic opposition to God. In the apocryphal Book of Jubilees, Yahweh grants the satan (referred to as Mastema) authority over a group of fallen angels, or their offspring, to tempt humans to sin and punish them.