In the Middle Ages, the belief in Satan was actually very minimal in Christian theology. Some plays would actually use him as a comic relief character. It was the rise of beliefs in witchcraft and demonic possession that sparked Christians from using the devil as the supreme negative figure in their theology
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Fun Fact: Christian Kahunas in Hawaii
Kamehameha IV (who was Christian) blessed Anglican priests with the Hawaiian title of kahuna.
Fun Fact: First High Priest in Judaism
According to the Bible and the Hebrew Torah, the brother of Moses, Aaron was the first high priest of the Israelites.
Fun Fact: Biblical Aaron Vs His Famous Brother
Many familiar with the Christian Bible and the Hebrew Torah know that Aaron was the brother of Moses. But unlike his sibling, he did not grow up in the Egyptian royal court.
Fun Fact: Honey and John the Baptist
In the Christian Bible, it is said that John the Baptist survived in the woods on a diet of locusts and bee honey.