The Devil

Lucifer. Satan. Beelzebub. Prince of Lies.

The Devil has a thousand names, a chip on his shoulder, and major daddy issues. He also has one hell of a backstory. Join the MFFI guys as they piece together the convoluted mythology of Satan, from his origins as a minor Egyptian deity to his ultimate Christian incarnation. 

 

In this episode:

• The Book of Enoch (Dead Sea Scrolls)
• The Book of Isaiah and the Sketchy Origin of "Lucifer"
• The Book of Job and the Satanic Bet
• The Jewish Perspective
• Shaitans and Islamic Devils
• Ezekiel and Revelations
• The King of Tyre
• Dante Alighieri and the Pettiness of the Divine Comedy
• The Circles of Hell and Torture Porn
• Demonic Aesthetics
• Links to Pan and Bes
• The Medieval Devil
• The Enlightenment Devil
• John Milton, Paradise Lost, and the Sympathetic Devil
• Eve, the Serpent, and the Toad
• The Modern, Sophisticated Devil
• The Fine Print (Devil's in the Details)

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