re: #79 quickjustice

There’s no Christian devil in Judaism, but the concept does come from both Tanak (the Book of Job) and non-Tanak Jewish literature identifying “satan”, Hebrew for “adversary”, as a lesser spiritual creature who occasionally challenges G-d, as in the Book of Job.

The story of Lucifer, the satanic angel cast out of heaven for defying G-d, originates in Jewish literature, and is memorialized in the famous epic poem of John Milton.

The meaning of “adversary” in Jewish folklore and Scriptures and the popular meaning of ‘devil’, ‘satan’, ‘lucifer’ (not used in Hebrew Scriptures) are quite different with the latter still being Christian in origination. Just because Milton wrote something doesn’t mean he was right.

That aside, evedently buchanan speaks of that with which he associated himself.