Christians traditionally think of Satan as Lucifer, God's enemy, who rebelled against Him out of pride and then caused Adam and Eve to sin. But, as Kelly shows, this portrayal is not biblical but a scenario invented by the early Fathers of the Church which became the 'New Biography of Satan'. The 'Original Biography' must be reconstructed from the New Testament where Satan is the same sort of celestial functionary we see in the Book of Job - appointed to govern the world, specifically to monitor and test human beings. But he is brutal and deceitful in his methods, and Jesus predicts that his rule will soon come to an end. Kelly traces the further developments of the 'New Biography': humankind's inherited guilt, captivity by Satan, and punishment in Hell at his hands. This profile of Satan remains dominant, but Kelly urges a return to the 'Original Biography of Satan'.

撒旦正传 Satan: A Biography

亨利·凯利（Henry Ansgar Kelly）著

基督教传统上将撒旦视为魔鬼，以及上帝的敌人，且曾引诱亚当和夏娃入罪。但凯利发现，此非《圣经》所述，而是早期教会的神父们的创造。原始版本的撒旦理当如《约伯记》中所述，也是天使之一，管理世界，并专司监督和考验人类。但耶稣不满他在工作方法上的欺诈和蛮横，遂预言其统治行将终结。