My Name Is Legion: The Story and Soul of the Gerasene Demoniac

by Michael Willett Newheart and Barbara Green

Book Overview

Can a "legion" of demons convey a message? As Michael Willett Newheart asserts, a study of the Gerasene (Mark 5:1-20) and the demons Jesus cast from him can indeed carry an important message of faith. Although the Gerasene may have suffered from mental illness, he (like other minor characters with major significance) exercised faith in a way the disciples did not.

Newheart interfaces narrative and psychological criticism with historical perspectives,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814658857
• ISBN13: 9780814658857
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 125 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"