problem of evil is not solved by these explanations in terms of this perverted angelic figure. But both biblical passages do reassuringly affirm that evil is enclosed within a framework of divine providence and is ultimately eclipsed by the triumph of good and, in the case of Zechariah 3, by grace. Christian readers will recall a parallel in the New Testament where Judas’s incitement by the Devil (= the Satan, translated into Greek) to betray Jesus is circumscribed by two overarching factors, His