SUMMA DÆMONICA BIBLIOGRAFIA

EMMETT: 2000

Katherine Gail Emmett

The Gerasene Demoniac:

An Exegesis and Exploration of the Synoptic Texts

(Teză de master)

Athens, Georgia, 2005, 57 p. (pdf.)

Table of contents

INTRODUCTION – 1, CHAPTER 1 BIBLICAL CRITCISM AND THE GERASENE DEMONIAC – 3, Genre and Form Criticism – 3, Other Works Relevant to this Study – 6, 2 COMMENTARY – 12, 3 THEMES RELEVENT TO ALL THREE VERSIONS – 39, The Universal Mission of Jesus – 39, The Power of Jesus – 41, The Conquering of Evil – 43, The Coming of the Kingdom – 44, CONCLUSIONS – 46, BIBLIOGRAPHY – 49.

Abstract

This study will provide an in depth interpretation and comprehensive historical background to the Gerasenes demoniac story found in the synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke). The first chapter will follow modern biblical scholarship’s contributions to its interpretation. The second chapter will include a verse by verse study of the text and its historical and social backgrounds. The last chapter will explain some of the main themes of the story and why this story would be important to the early Christian community.