It is interesting to note that the Deity called "Satan" is also present in the Zoroastrian hierarchy of devil's and evil spirits. He is known by exactly the same name and performs the same function, or task. Curious coincidence?
In the earliest forms of Hebraic Judaism there was no concept of Heaven, Hell, or "life after Death." This viewpoint is represented by the Sadducees in the New Testament. After the Persian Exile, the concept of Satan, Heaven, Hell, and "life after Death" was introduced into Rabbinical Judaism by the Pharisees. The conflict of views between adherents of these two groups is preserved to some degree in the New Testament and in the writings of Josephus.
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William Schaeffer
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