Demonic possession in the New Testament: Its historical, medical, and theological aspects
Description
Demon possession in New Testament times was real, contends the author in the face of rationalistic denials. A study of the Gospels reveals that genuine demon possession had two distinctive elements: (1) insanity or idiocy of some sort, forming the natural element" and (2) the confession of Jesus as Messiah, forming the supernatural element" The author's research also led him to conclude that demon possession in the New Testament is a unique phenomenon in the history of the world, being confined indeed to the earlier portion of the ministry of our Lord" Why did this pheno...
ISBN(s)
0801001471, 9780801001475
