This is just a reply to your review. I haven't read the book and am not trying to demean what it can offer. Although I wouldn't mind gleaning any new perspectives from this book, it's likely not worth wading through the focus on philosophical hermeneutics; and the entire edifice presented seems akin to modern scholars and churches explaining away the gifts of the Holy Spirit and anything miraculous as having been for a time but no longer needed. If anything, we need sober and conservative information about what our adversary, the Devil was, and is still capable of today. We need to start with what it means when the Bible says he is the "god of this world." And then weigh what the crushed head, the damaged authority still can accomplish, even, if not especially, in the lives of believers, whom are the scriptural targets of his attacks. And if the Devil and his followers haven't learned new tricks since Christ destroyed or otherwise damaged much of their spiritual power, then he is misrepresented in God's word. And as for me, that's not an optional viewpoint. Living a Christian life that's either mediocre (not worth any effort) or personally quite close to God (not giving ground) can often make the Devil seem like a myth. But get involved in missionary work where it's most needed. Push back against the alternate kingdom Lucifer built up over centuries and then again after the flood, and literally offered to Christ, and you will know that this spiritual war is real. It's like when we watch a conflict on the news or our phone feeds. Some pictures. A few articles. Maybe our investments take a small hit. But otherwise, it doesn't touch us. And we soon turn the channel. And those who do evil deeds in the darkness are very happy when we do this.