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The biblical devil is not an angel or a satyr, but a dragon. Now that gods biography has been written, by jack miles, its time to give the devil his due. An unorthodox comparative history of religionfrom the dark sideby a bestselling theologian the biggest ruse of the devil is making us believe that he doesnt exist, claimed baudelaire. The history of the devil and the idea of evil, from the earliest times to the present day by carus, paul, 18521919. In past ages, it was rightfully dubbed the devils bible, codex gigas, liber pergrandis or gigas librorum. I would promote an attitude of loving things and using people, instead of the other.
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