November 14, 2011
Mark’s action-soaked narrative testifies to the identity of Jesus. Who is Jesus? He calms storms, exorcizes demons, heals diseases, and raises the dead. The question the disciples raised after Jesus calms the storm is answered by a demon named “Legion.” Ferried to the eastern side of the lake, “the region of Gerasenes,” Jesus encountered a […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Bible-Gospel of Mark, Demonology, Demons, Exorcisms, Mark 5:1-20 |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
October 27, 2009
Returning to some of my historical interests (which is probably not shared by many :-)), I have always been fascinated with Alexander Campbell’s take on the “spiritual system” as he called it, particularly demonology. Campbell presented a major addresson the topic of demonology to the Popular Lecture Club in Nashville, Tennessee on March 10, 1841 […]
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Church History | Tagged: Alexander Campbell, David Lipscomb, Deism, Demonology, Jesse B. Ferguson, John Thomas, Materialism, Nashville, Nashville Whig, P. S. Fall, Spiritualism, Stone-Campbell |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks