Can a legion" of demons convey a message? As Michael Willett
Newheart asserts, a study of the Gerasene (Mark5:1-20) 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, cultural examination, and poetic
reflection to create the first book-length treatment of the
Gerasene demoniac. Chapter One, *The Gerasene's Story: Literary
Criticism, - focuses on the narrative analysis, and discusses the
story through the angle of Jesus as teacher, healer, and Gerasene
the healed follower. Chapter Two, *The Gerasene's Soul:
Psychological Criticism, - brings to light the psychoanalytic
perspective of Mark 5:1-20. Ideal for students of the Bible,
Gerasene's story demonstrates faith in a way that may help readers
vicariously experience relief from their maladies.
"Michael Willett Newheart, PhD, is associate professor of New
Testament language and literature at the Howard University School
of Divinity. He is the author of "Word and Soul," published by
Liturgical Press. ""
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