the Tempter
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The Tempter is a name for the Devil that emphasizes his role in enticing humans into sin and moral wrongdoing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temptation of Christ | 3 |
| the Tempter canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ |
| appearsInText |
Gospels
ⓘ
surface form:
the Gospels
New Testament ⓘ
surface form:
the New Testament
|
| associatedWithConcept |
moral wrongdoing
ⓘ
sin ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Christ
Our Saviour ⓘ
surface form:
the Redeemer
|
| discourages |
faithfulness to God
ⓘ
repentance ⓘ |
| domain |
human desires
ⓘ
worldly pleasures ⓘ |
| encourages |
disobedience
ⓘ
greed ⓘ idolatry ⓘ lust ⓘ pride ⓘ |
| goal |
causing spiritual ruin
ⓘ
leading humans away from God ⓘ provoking disobedience to divine commandments ⓘ |
| influences |
human choices
ⓘ
human thoughts ⓘ |
| linguisticType |
honorific used negatively
ⓘ
title ⓘ |
| methodOfAction |
deception
ⓘ
distortion of truth ⓘ lying ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | evil ⓘ |
| notableEpisode | temptation of Jesus in the wilderness ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
God
ⓘ
divine will ⓘ human virtue ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Méphistophélès
ⓘ
surface form:
Satan
the Devil ⓘ the Devil ⓘ
surface form:
the Evil One
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| roleEmphasized |
enticing humans into sin
ⓘ
moral corruption of human beings ⓘ |
| scripturalRole |
accuser of believers
ⓘ
tester of human faithfulness ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
moral weakness exploited
ⓘ
spiritual danger ⓘ |
| usedBy |
preachers
ⓘ
religious writers ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Temptation of Christ
this entity surface form:
Temptation of Christ
this entity surface form:
Temptation of Christ