i'm a christian and my friend relidious is not we constantly get in to arguments about it..not really anger but defensive...anways she says that christians view of satan comes from paradise lost. is this true...where can i find this??? is it a book?
2007-10-24 11:25:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"Paradise Lost" is an epic poem written by the great English poet John Milton. It is based on the book of Genesis.
Your friend is completely wrong. Christians' view of Satan comes from the Bible. "Paradise Lost" is based on the Bible. It starts with the creation story, contain's Lucifer's fall from heaven, and ends with Adam and Eve leaving the Garden of Eden.
2007-10-24 14:20:27 · answer #1 · answered by Bookworm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many contemporary views and understandings of the devil/satan come from Milton's 'Paradise Lost', but the bible talks about the devil and Christians knew about satan long before Milton did.
2007-10-24 11:35:36 · answer #2 · answered by Super G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's an epic poem by John Milton, look it up.
The story is innovative in that it attempts to reconcile the Christian and Pagan traditions: like Shakespeare, Milton found Christian theology lacking, requiring something more. He tries to incorporate Paganism, classical Greek references and Christianity within the story.
The poem grapples with many difficult theological issues, including fate, predestination, and the Trinity.
2007-10-24 11:29:28 · answer #3 · answered by TriciaG28 (Bean na h-Éireann) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one has paradise until they have it... so in a sense "paradise lost" is everyone's story...
The Prodigal Son decided to leave home, but after a time decided to return to his Father and his rightful heritage as a Child of God. He was lost and now is found.
2007-10-24 11:36:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can respond to her by saying that MILTON'S concept of Satan that he put into writing was a concept already around when he wrote "Paradise Lost"
theologians/thinkers/Christians had already been thinking about who Satan was...
2007-10-24 11:33:58 · answer #5 · answered by Daniel F 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The description of hell that most Christians believe in was in fact created in the book The Divine Comedy. Google it for more info, this is a good start.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Divine_Comedy
2007-10-24 11:29:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
'paradise lost' is available for free online at project gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/26
2007-10-24 11:32:00 · answer #7 · answered by vorenhutz 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I didn't read it, but here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost
2007-10-24 11:32:05 · answer #8 · answered by lilith 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋