What comes to mind when you picture the devil? Horns. A pitchfork. Red tights.
But that image isn’t biblical, it’s medieval.
In this episode, Jordan traces the surprising story of how one saint’s imagination, a few desert monks, and centuries of theater and art gave Satan his face. From serpents in the catacombs, to horned hybrids borrowed from Pan, to the booming devils of mystery plays, this is how evil got branded.
The devil you know today? He’s less Scripture and more stagecraft. And that may be his greatest trick of all.
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