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A lot of people are surprised to learn that the whole narrative of Satan as a fallen angel comes from this book and not the bible.
by commandlinefan 3y ago
A lot of people are surprised to learn that the whole narrative of Satan as a fallen angel comes from this book and not the bible.
- bazoom42 3y agoIt doesn’t. The narrative of Satan as a fallen angel is much older than Milton. In the gospel of Luke Jesus says “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven”.
- commandlinefan 3y agoActually that’s the book of Isaiah (Isaiah 14:12) but it doesn’t say Satan, it says Lucifer. That’s the only reference to Lucifer in the Bible (old or New Testament), and that’s been interpreted as Lucifer = Satan = fallen angel who led a rebellion in heaven, but there’s not much else to this, at least not in the Bible.
- bazoom42 3y agoI’m referring to Luke 10:18 which does say Satan.
- curiousParty 3y agoAlthough that interpretation makes little sense in the context of the Isaiah 14. The name Lucifer, is a from the Latin Vulgate translation of the Hebrew word 'heh lel', meaning 'shining one'. In the context its being applied to the dynastic line of Babylon, at Isa 14:15,16 indicating this 'shining one' is a man, saying 'Is this the man that made the earth to tremble?'(Kj)
- bazoom42 3y agoI’m not sure “making sense” is a relevant criteria when discussing mythology. The fact remains that Jesus (or at least the author of Luke) interpreted it as Satan.