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Satan: Hebrew for “accuser.” In Jewish tradition, you do not find the word by itself; rather it has the letter for the sound “ha” (meaning the article “the”) before it, clearly indicating that the name represents a position rather than a particular entity. “The Satan” could not do anything by itself, and is more like what would today be called a “devil’s advocate.”
In Christian theology, Satan became a specific entity, the representation of and cause of all that was bad, and the foe of God. Thus Christian theology became more dualistic in having a God of good (Jesus) and a God of evil (Satan) fighting over humans. This is closer to the concepts found in Gnosticism and Zoroastrianism.
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5 ARTICLES ON SATAN
1. Magic Provides an Alternative Viewpoint:
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2. Witchcraft and Voodoo:
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3. Witchcraft: What is it?: Scott Cunningham examines both folk magic and the modern Wiccan religion.
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4. The Work of the Medsen Fey - the Leaf Doctors of Haiti:
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5. Halloween Hoaxes: The idea that there are people tampering with Halloween candy turns out to be a hoax. But there are things adults can do to make trick-or-treating even safer.
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