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Title: Demon Possession: Papers Presented at the University of Notre Dame by John W. Montgomery, Christian Medical Society ISBN: 0871231026 Publisher: Canadian Institute for Law, Theology & Public Policy, Inc. Pub. Date: December, 1976 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4

Rating: 3
Summary: Useful source material
Comment: If you are looking for a more substantial treatment of demon possession than most popular booklets this may well be it; this is a selection of serious papers. But don't expect variety among the contributors - as noted "all essayists accept the reality of the demonic". This is a weakness.

One thing the conference seems to have lacked is input from Judaism to what are historically Jewish source materials (Old and New Testament). This would have been useful in considering both the Jewish demon literature (such as Tobit and Solomon traditions) which is so relevant to the NT, and also the basic contradiction between OT and NT on this subject; i.e. the papers do not address how in Exodus Moses is told by God that he causes deafness, blindness and dumbness, yet in the Synoptics deafness, blindness, and dumbness are caused by demons. This is an issue that demands historical input and more awareness of the original context of demon possession within early Jewish beliefs on medicine and suffering.

In sum, good source material, but by the very nature of symposiums the papers concentrate on details rather than basic issues.

Rating: 4
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Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent collection of essays about demon possession
Comment: This collection of essays stems from a symposium convened by the Christian Medical Society. It encompasses a variety of scholarly disciplines: Biblical Studies, Law, Church History, Missiology, Psychiatry, Anthropology and English Literature. The essayists are evangelical Christians affiliated with a variety of academic institutions. The essays explore the phenomena of the demonic in the Bible, in literature, on the mission field, in anthropology, legal history and psychiatric treatment. All essayists accept the reality of the demonic but they are cautious about finding a demon "under every rock". This collection will primarily be of interest to Christian readers who seek to gain an in depth and comprehensive over view of the subject.

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