GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE �

The Greatest Story Ever Retold (Emediawire)


Everything God has told you is a lie...this is the Devil's story. The Devil's Apocrypha, a novel that gives a revisionist twist to the Bible and has spawned many international cults, has been acquired by Brazilian new age publisher Madras Editoria. The book will be translated from English into Portuguese and distributed worldwide.

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The Devil's Apocrypha is a retelling of the Bible from Satan's point of view and has gained international attention for its controversial subject matter and revisionist themes. Written in a biblical style, the tale has many people asking whether it is fact...or fiction. Regardless of individual opinions, it has captured the attention of readers across the globe.

�I think The Devil�s Apocrypha has struck a chord because there's never been anything like it,� says author John A. De Vito.

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� but let's not get carried away. This gimmick is hardly new. Back in the fourth century C.E. or earlier, the Gnostics made the serpent the hero of the story of Adam and Eve's Fall. See, for example, the Hypostasis of the Archons from the Nag Hammadi Library.