Having the spirit of Christ : spirit possession and exorcism in the early Christ groups /
Bazzana, Giovanni Battista,
Having the spirit of Christ : spirit possession and exorcism in the early Christ groups / Spirit possession and exorcism in the early Christ groups Giovanni B. Bazzana. - 1 online resource (x, 320 pages). - Synkrisis . - Synkrisis. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Beelzebul against Satan : exorcist subjectivity and spirit possession in the representation of Jesus -- A ghost among the tombs : Mk 5:1-20 as a ritual of exorcism -- The last Adam became a life-giving spirit : Christ and "pneuma" in Pauline theology -- If one does not have the spirit of Christ, one does not belong to him : the functions of spirit possession in the Pauline groups -- "Will they not say that you are out of your mind?" : the performance of possession.
"A provocative reinterpretation of accounts of spirit possession and exorcism in early Christianity. The earliest Christian writings are filled with stories of possession and exorcism, which were crucial for the activity of the historical Jesus and for the practice of his earliest followers. Possession, besides being a harmful event that should be exorcized, can also have a positive role in many cultures. Often it helps individuals and groups to reflect on and reshape their identity, to plan their moral actions, and to remember in a most vivid way their past."--
Giovanni B. Bazzana is professor of New Testament at Harvard Divinity School.
9780300249514 0300249519
22573/ctvt16shx JSTOR
Bible.--Epistles of Paul--Theology.
Bible.--Epistles of Paul.
30-600
Spirit possession.
Exorcism.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Exorcism in the Bible.
Holy Spirit--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
RELIGION--Christianity--History.
Theology.
Exorcism in the Bible.
Church history--Primitive and early church.
Exorcism.
Spirit possession.
Electronic books.
BV873.E8
235.4 273
Having the spirit of Christ : spirit possession and exorcism in the early Christ groups / Spirit possession and exorcism in the early Christ groups Giovanni B. Bazzana. - 1 online resource (x, 320 pages). - Synkrisis . - Synkrisis. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Beelzebul against Satan : exorcist subjectivity and spirit possession in the representation of Jesus -- A ghost among the tombs : Mk 5:1-20 as a ritual of exorcism -- The last Adam became a life-giving spirit : Christ and "pneuma" in Pauline theology -- If one does not have the spirit of Christ, one does not belong to him : the functions of spirit possession in the Pauline groups -- "Will they not say that you are out of your mind?" : the performance of possession.
"A provocative reinterpretation of accounts of spirit possession and exorcism in early Christianity. The earliest Christian writings are filled with stories of possession and exorcism, which were crucial for the activity of the historical Jesus and for the practice of his earliest followers. Possession, besides being a harmful event that should be exorcized, can also have a positive role in many cultures. Often it helps individuals and groups to reflect on and reshape their identity, to plan their moral actions, and to remember in a most vivid way their past."--
Giovanni B. Bazzana is professor of New Testament at Harvard Divinity School.
9780300249514 0300249519
22573/ctvt16shx JSTOR
Bible.--Epistles of Paul--Theology.
Bible.--Epistles of Paul.
30-600
Spirit possession.
Exorcism.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Exorcism in the Bible.
Holy Spirit--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
RELIGION--Christianity--History.
Theology.
Exorcism in the Bible.
Church history--Primitive and early church.
Exorcism.
Spirit possession.
Electronic books.
BV873.E8
235.4 273