In the Bible we see a transition from «the accuser» in the Old Testament (which we too often render as the proper name «Satan») to the devil as tempter and personification of evil in the New Testament. (religion-online.org)
We may, of course, use the term «Satan» as a poetic personification of evil, but we still face the question of whether this is what the Bible intends to say. (religion-online.org)
To watch Bardem's personification of evil Anton Chigurh enter an empty motel room just to examine every detail for and imagine every step in a standoff that is to come is to see a kind of patience that is lost on the large majority of filmmakers working today. (markreviewsmovies.com)