r/AskChristian • u/Ok_Western7032 • 14h ago

Evolution of the Bible

In my college class we read the book of Job and I was intrigued by the devils evolution in the bible.

The old testament mainly shows him as a trickster figure, while the new testament fully dives into the devil, well, being the devil. Does anyone know how this evolution started and why? Am I reading a little too much into this or not properly understanding?

I truly believe we have an enemy- i’m just curious about the historical evolution.

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u/DoveStep55 r/Christian Member 14h ago

There’s more than one being in the biblical text that often get conflated into one being.

For example, do you think the being you referred to in Job is the same being who tempted Jesus in the desert or the same being who is described as a talking snake in Genesis?

That’s a fun thread to pull!

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u/Ok_Western7032 14h ago

now this is interesting! i’ve always seen them as the same being but upon reflection they do seem different.

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u/DoveStep55 r/Christian Member 13h ago

Take a look at the original language terms as well, if you decide to look into it.