Judaism
In mainstream Judaism there is no concept of the devil like in mainstream Christainity or Islam. In Hebrew, the biblical word ha-satan means "the adversary" or the obstacle,or evern "the prosecutor" (recognizing that God is viewed as the ultimate Judge).
Hebrow Apocrypha
The Apocrypha are religious writings which are not generally accepted as scripture by jdaism and many modern-day Protestant sects of Christianity. In the Book of Wisdom, the devil is represented as the one who brought death into the world.
The 2nd Book of Enoch, also called the Slavonic Book of Enoch, contains references to a Watcher Grigori called Satanael. It is a pseudepigraphic text of an uncertain date and unknown authorship. The text describes Satanael as being the prince of the Grigori who was cast out of heaven and an evil spirit who knew the difference between what was "righteous" and "sinful". A similar story is found in the book of 1 Enoch; however, in that book, the leader of the Grigori is called Semjaza.
In the apocryphal Literature, Satan rules over a host of angels. Mastems,who induced God to test Abraham through the sacrifice of Isaac, is identical with Satan in both name and nature.
For the Chasidic jews of the eighteenth century, Ha-satan was Ball Davar.
The Book of Enoch contains references to Satariel, thought also to be Sataniel and Satan'el (etymology dating back to Babylonian origins). The similar spellings mirror that of his angelic brethren Michael, Raphael, Urieland Gabriel, previous to his expulsion from Heaven.
In mainstream Judaism there is no concept of the devil like in mainstream Christainity or Islam. In Hebrew, the biblical word ha-satan means "the adversary" or the obstacle,or evern "the prosecutor" (recognizing that God is viewed as the ultimate Judge).
Hebrow Apocrypha
The Apocrypha are religious writings which are not generally accepted as scripture by jdaism and many modern-day Protestant sects of Christianity. In the Book of Wisdom, the devil is represented as the one who brought death into the world.
The 2nd Book of Enoch, also called the Slavonic Book of Enoch, contains references to a Watcher Grigori called Satanael. It is a pseudepigraphic text of an uncertain date and unknown authorship. The text describes Satanael as being the prince of the Grigori who was cast out of heaven and an evil spirit who knew the difference between what was "righteous" and "sinful". A similar story is found in the book of 1 Enoch; however, in that book, the leader of the Grigori is called Semjaza.
In the apocryphal Literature, Satan rules over a host of angels. Mastems,who induced God to test Abraham through the sacrifice of Isaac, is identical with Satan in both name and nature.
For the Chasidic jews of the eighteenth century, Ha-satan was Ball Davar.
The Book of Enoch contains references to Satariel, thought also to be Sataniel and Satan'el (etymology dating back to Babylonian origins). The similar spellings mirror that of his angelic brethren Michael, Raphael, Urieland Gabriel, previous to his expulsion from Heaven.
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