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In the Life of Adam and Eve, Satan disguises himself as an angel to deceive Eve. Paul in 2 Corinthians 11 describes a similar tradition not found in the Hebrew Bible, where Satan also disguises himself as an angel.
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1000+ CE
Life of Adam and Eve 9:1
Pseudepigrapha, Hebrew Bible Expansions
1 And eighteen days passed by; then Satan was angry and transformed himself into the brightness of angels, and went away to the river Tigris to Eve, and found her weeping, 2 and the devil himself pretended to grieve with her, and he began to weep and said to her: 'Come out of the river and lament no more. Cease now from sorrow and moans. 3 Why are you anxious and your husband Adam? The Lord God has heard your groaning and has accepted your penitence, and all we angels have entreated on your behalf, and made supplication to the Lord; 4 and he has sent me to bring you out of the water and give you the nourishment which you had in paradise, and for which you are crying out. 5 Now come out of the water and I will conduct you to the place where your food has been made ready.'
2 Corinthians 11:14
New Testament
10 As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia. 11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do! 12 And what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may eliminate any opportunity for those who want a chance to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about. 13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is not surprising his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will correspond to their actions.
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Notes and References
"... The pseudepigraphal Life of Adam and Eve and the Apocalypse of Moses also have several parallels in the writings of the New Testament. For example ... Compare the understanding of death as the separation of soul and body in 2 Corinthians 5:1-5 and the appearance of Satan in the brightness of an angel in 2 Corinthians 11:14, with Life of Adam and Eve 9:1; Apocalypse of Moses 17:1 ..."
McDonald, Lee Martin
"The Scriptures of Jesus" in Charlesworth, James H. (ed.) Jesus Research: New Methodologies and Perceptions: The Second Princeton-Prague Symposium on Jesus Research
(p. 845) William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007
* The use of references are not endorsements of their contents. Please read the entirety of the provided reference(s) to understand the author's full intentions regarding the use of these texts.
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