Jesus the Exorcist: A Contribution to the Study of the Historical Jesus

Twelftree, Graham H.

ISBN 10: 1610970608 / ISBN 13: 9781610970600

Published by Wipf and Stock, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jesus the Exorcist: A Contribution to the Study of the Historical Jesus
• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1610970608
• ISBN 13: 9781610970600
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

That the synoptic writers believed that Jesus cast out demons and that such a role figured prominently in the Synoptics' portrait of him can scarcely be denied. And yet, only scant scholarly attention has been focused on Jesus' role as exorcist. Even less consideration has been given to the significance of Jesus as exorcist for understanding the historical Jesus. Now, in a provocative and insightful study, Graham Twelftree helps New Testament scholars move beyond such myopia. Twelftree examines exorcists and exorcism in first-century Palestine, assesses the New Testament accounts of demons and their demise, and explores the implications and significance of the fact that Jesus was indeed an exorcist. The volume appeared originally in the noted German series Wissenschaftliche Unteruchmungen zum Neuen Testament.

About the Author

Graham H. Twelftree is Professor of New Testament at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.