About this episode

The episode explores various names and interpretations of The Devil with guest JJ Johnson, delving into demonology and religious texts.

The Devil was not into this recording. It cut off my recording 4 times, but I feared no evil as a bravely recorded through the shadow of death. My returning guest, Southern Demonology's JJ Johnson explained why my prior sentence was a mistranslation. That is both a teaser and theme. Like you, I am aware of many names that might mean The Devil. I go through as many as I can poorly pronounce and we stumble into a few more. Could it be...Satan? Nope. How about Lucider or Azazel or Beelzabub or Set. Why is Zoroastrianism probably the most important aspect of this topic? Who was testing Job? Who led The Watchers? Is that even scripture? All this and more, Don't bite an apple. Or a pomegranate. Or a quince. We really don't knowwhat that was either but it's really unlikely the serpent was or is the Devil either. Fun times. Fate favors the bold. Enter intrepid ones.

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Lippman

Guest: JJ Johnson

Topics covered

• Demonology
• The Devil
• Religious texts
• Mythology
• Interpretation
• Spirituality

Keywords

• Devil
• Demonology
• Zoroastrianism
• Satan
• Azazel
• Beelzabub
• Job
• The Watchers
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zoroastrianism

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