Mimetic Desire

Gerard: Satan personifies mimetic desire in the New Testament. He appears first as a model who invites imitation, then as an obstacle and tempter. The Greek word for this feature of mimetic desire is scandalon, which means snare or stumbling block. And it associates the word, he says, with Satan. Gerard: If Jesus imitated Peter after one week, maybe or three days, they'd become mimetic rivals to lead messianic group.