| One other slant on this whole thing is that some Gnostic sects believed the Serpent not to be a tempter, but to be a Redeemer. |
| Or do you also believe that the tempter has power over Creation and over the elements to deceive you? |
| See how man carries within him his own tempter, that is why I have said that when he can manage to overcome himself, he will have won the battle. |
| You might even say that Anne serves as an American name for the tempter Mara, personification of desire in the Buddhist cosmology. |
| The devil is a prominent character in the film, and takes the role of tempter and power broker. |
| The reply of our Lord to the tempter seems purposely framed so as to include both latria and dulia. |
