Demons in the Ancient and Modern Worlds

Demons in the Ancient and Modern WorldsDemons in the Ancient and Modern Worlds offers a concise yet substantial prolegomenon to the study of demons and spirit possession in the New Testament. Rather than focusing narrowly on exegesis, Craig S. Keener and Joy L. Vaughan survey ancient Mediterranean demonology and contemporary anthropological research, providing crucial context for interpreting accounts of spirits and exorcisms in the Gospels and Acts. Challenging post Enlightenment

providing historical perspective on past encounters and highlighting current issues

provides a framework for a biblical sexual ethic that adequately addresses the many contemporary moral issues

He thus argues that Judaism is best understood as a religious tradition that seeks to uphold not only a life lived in allegiance to God's law but

comparative literature

This book addresses a topic of vital concern to the church: How does the ancient biblical text speak to us today

Both ministers and students of theology will find this a helpful and insightful volume

This volume presents the core of Bavinck's thought and offers explanatory materials

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compassion

a recently identified stage of life called "emerging adulthood

cultural backdrop

"People read (and preach) the Bible in tiny bits and pieces