- 15 Aug 2015 13:32
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I am currently fascinated by the biblical account of Legion, the apparent demon collective in possession of a man.
My personal reading of the Gospels shows too much variation and ambiguity to agree with the "for there were (are) many" interpretation. I dunno...it just doesn't sit right with me
The explanations as to why Jesus allowed the alleged demon(s) to then take possession of the herd of swine don't do it for me either. Unsophisticated or simplistic to infer the owners were Jews, hence breaking law giving justification for the anomaly.
Saying that Jesus allowed it, acting as Gods agent to exemplify divine power...mm..don't buy it.
From a narrative point of view, and from the perspective of the 'Ego' there could be so many more interesting and less nasty explanations for this account.
I have not read any scholarly literature on this topic, if anyone can suggest some, please do.
Also, if anyone would like to share their interpretations of the story, that'd be cool too.
My personal reading of the Gospels shows too much variation and ambiguity to agree with the "for there were (are) many" interpretation. I dunno...it just doesn't sit right with me
The explanations as to why Jesus allowed the alleged demon(s) to then take possession of the herd of swine don't do it for me either. Unsophisticated or simplistic to infer the owners were Jews, hence breaking law giving justification for the anomaly.
Saying that Jesus allowed it, acting as Gods agent to exemplify divine power...mm..don't buy it.
From a narrative point of view, and from the perspective of the 'Ego' there could be so many more interesting and less nasty explanations for this account.
I have not read any scholarly literature on this topic, if anyone can suggest some, please do.
Also, if anyone would like to share their interpretations of the story, that'd be cool too.
The real problem of humanity is that we have Palaeolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology - Edward Wilson