The Trickery of the Fallen Angels and the Demonic Mimesis of the Divine: Aetiology, Demonology, and Polemics in the Writings of Justin Martyr
This article examines Justin's appeal to Gen 6.1–4 to explain the origins of pagan worship. In an innovative twist on earlier Jewish traditions, he proposes that the progeny of the fallen angels became demons who masquerade as deities and trick pagans into persecuting Christians. Justin's...
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
2004
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2004, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 141-171 |
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