Come Worldbuild With Me Part 2: Writing God & Satan in Christian Fantasy
Welcome back to my worldbuilding series! In Part 2, we're tackling one of the biggest challenges in Christian fantasy: How do you write God and Satan in a fantasy world?
I'm sharing my approach to portraying the God of Judeo-Christianity in my fantasy world of Petrus, including the different names and titles I'm using that reflect His character attributes. Plus, I'm introducing the five demonic entities (Elohim) that will shape this world's history - inspired by biblical theology about spiritual principalities and powers.
This is getting deep into biblical worldbuilding territory, and I'd love your input on names for God and ideas for my fifth demon!
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction: Writing God & Satan in Fantasy
0:55 - Approaching God with Fear & Trembling
1:45 - Importance of Biblical Accuracy for Christian Authors
2:20 - Different Approaches to Writing God in Fantasy
3:07 - Biblical Names for God (Elohim, El Shaddai, Adonai)
3:45 - My Approach: Descriptive Titles for God
4:20 - Question: What Names Should I Use?
4:39 - Writing Satan & Demons in Fantasy
4:54 - Ancient Israel's View of Other Gods/Demons
5:54 - Biblical Passages About Spiritual Entities
6:49 - Five Demonic Elohim in Petrus
7:27 - Krellok: God of War & Bloodshed
7:32 - Expproma: God of Envy
7:35 - Modsu: God of Wisdom (The Deceiver)
7:50 - Ulim: God of Desire
7:53 - Draagos: God of Air (Need Ideas!)
8:09 - How These Demons Shape World History
9:17 - Biblical Precedent for Spiritual Warfare
10:47 - God's Ultimate Sovereignty
11:06 - Your Input Needed!
QUESTIONS FOR YOU:
-What titles/names should I use for God in this world?
-Any ideas for Draagos, the god of air? What should his domain be?
-What do you think of these five demonic entities?
-Should I add more spiritual beings or keep it at five?
RECOMMENDED READING:
"The Unseen Realm" by Michael Heiser (mentioned in video)
SERIES PLAYLIST:
Part 1: [https://youtu.be/qLYFB0kq_r4]
Part 3: Coming Soon!