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The most obvious example is Pan, who in Asia Minor was associated in syncretism with Zeus/Jupiter. The earliest mention of Satan occurs in a few scattered refer ences in the Hebrew Bible. Jewish storytellers introduce a super natural figure they call ha satan, which can be translated from We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us From the religious historian whose The Gnostic Gospels won both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award comes a dramatic interpret From the National Book Award-winning and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of The Gnostic Gospels comes a dramatic interpretation of Satan and his role on the Christian tradition In my opinion, the answer is obviousthe image of Satan is taken from other pagan beliefs competing with christianity. About The Origin of Satan. The sumerians themselves, who lived in Mesopotamia, had their own demon deities, like Kusarikku, outwardly similar to Panan The Gnostics included John along with other Gnostic texts, such as the Gospel of Thomas and Dialogue of the Savior, to support their view that men and women can find God and direction withinample, “Satan is trying to take over this country, but we are resist ing him,” know exactly who they have in mind, and probably can name names!