http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2005/06/08/ahura-mazda-interview-on-the-daily-show/ Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean houses my podcast, websites, blog, and publications, providing an entryway into social and religious life among Greeks, Romans, Jews, Christians, and others in the Roman empire. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:14:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2005/06/08/ahura-mazda-interview-on-the-daily-show/comment-page-1/#comment-10209 Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean » It’s not the end of the world (or is it)?: Paul’s apocalyptic worldview (NT 2.6) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:28:41 +0000 http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/?p=99#comment-10209 [...] If you are interested in reading further posts on this subject, click on my category for apocalypticism or on my category for the history of Satan (who plays a key role in the apocalyptic worldview). I also have a specific post which deals with Zoroastrian apocalypticism, which is an important factor in understanding the emergence of the apocalyptic worldview within Judaism and Christianity. [...] [...] If you are interested in reading further posts on this subject, click on my category for apocalypticism or on my category for the history of Satan (who plays a key role in the apocalyptic worldview). I also have a specific post which deals with Zoroastrian apocalypticism, which is an important factor in understanding the emergence of the apocalyptic worldview within Judaism and Christianity. [...]

]]> http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2005/06/08/ahura-mazda-interview-on-the-daily-show/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean » Mesopotamian gods, chaos-monsters, and the “combat myth” (Satan 2) Sat, 07 Jan 2006 19:45:29 +0000 http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/?p=99#comment-127 [...] A rebellious fallen angel who later develops into a full-blown personification of evil (as Satan) first begins to appear clearly in our sources within the context of Jewish apocalypticism around 200 BCE (in book 1 of 1 Enoch). The story of this personified evil figure continues to develop and play an important role in early Christianity. Yet there are important predecessors in the Ancient Near East which help us to understand subsequent stories surrounding the figure of Satan. Among the predecessors is Ahriman (the opponent of Ahura Mazda) within Zoroastrianism, which I have discussed here in an earlier entry on this blog. [...] [...] A rebellious fallen angel who later develops into a full-blown personification of evil (as Satan) first begins to appear clearly in our sources within the context of Jewish apocalypticism around 200 BCE (in book 1 of 1 Enoch). The story of this personified evil figure continues to develop and play an important role in early Christianity. Yet there are important predecessors in the Ancient Near East which help us to understand subsequent stories surrounding the figure of Satan. Among the predecessors is Ahriman (the opponent of Ahura Mazda) within Zoroastrianism, which I have discussed here in an earlier entry on this blog. [...]

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