Adam’s Pact With the Devil
Early legends about how Satan deceived Adam and Eve a second time - and his contract with Adam.
Browse articles related to biblical studies including Christian Origins, the Historical Jesus, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Gnosticism and early Christian Heresies.
Early legends about how Satan deceived Adam and Eve a second time - and his contract with Adam.
The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered between 1947-1956, are a collection of scrolls found within several caves along the shore of the Dead Sea.
Melchiresa is the one of the names for a predominant evil being in several of the fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The Book of Enoch is a non-canonical Jewish work attributed to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah. The book is thought to date to about 300 BC and includes a detailed account of the fall of the angels in its section, the Book of the Watchers.
An overview of the 4 main sects of Judaism as described by Josephus.
Here's a brief history of Judaism from Antiquity to the Destruction of the Second Temple in 70CE.
The modern term "Gnosticism" refers to a collection of ideas that arose during the early stages of Christianity.
Early Christians viewed Moses as a great magician having been educated in Egyptian magic.
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