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1 They reached the territory of the Gerasenes on the other side of the lake, 2 and when he disembarked, a man with an unclean spirit at once came out from the tombs towards him. 3 The man lived in the tombs and no one could secure him any more, even with a chain,
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This is amiracle story and in particular, an exorcism, which is a type of healing story. Miracles are structured as narratives: in which the illness is the problem to be overcome. issue. In their original context the miracles attributed to Jesus would have established his identity. They singled him out as one through whom ‘the unexpected’ could occ...
Unclean Spirit:
At the time of writing this story, there was a popular belief in demons. Someone described as having an unclean spirit was believed to be possessed by a demon/s. It was believed that demons inhabited waste land such as a desert or a cemetery (v2). Psychological illness was believed to be the visible sign of demonic possession.
Gerasene Demoniac:
He is described as living among the graves and in the hills. This man who was broken engaged in self-destructive behaviour. He was socially isolated and separated from his community. The local community had tried to restrain him with shackles and chains in order to keep him away from the community as he was considered a threat to others.
Swine:
Pigs were regarded as unclean by the Jews.
This story is also recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. While they all agree that this story occurs in the non-Jewish territory called the Decapolis (see Map 1), they do not agree on the specific location within the region. Both Mark (5:1) and Luke (8:26) has this story set in the country of the Gerasene’s and the city of Gerasa is about 40...
Decapolis:
The Decapolis was a group of ten city states that were established on the south-eastern side of the Sea of Galilee (see Map 1). They were Hellenised (i.e. Greek in form and character) cities that were mostly populated by veterans of the Roman army. However, there were pockets of Jewish settlers in these cities. Jesus’ mission for Christians today is The Gerasene demoniac lived a life among the dead, isolated from family, home and community. Similarly, individuals, communities and nations can...
Oct 19, 2016 · Consider the healing of the paralytic in Mark 2:1-12, which is also recorded in Matthew and Luke (Matthew 9:1-8, Luke 5:17-26). Although details differ in each version, all of them agree in three essential points that pertain to Jesus’ claim to be God: Jesus says he has the power to “forgive sins.”
Nov 1, 1994 · Mark lays his main stress on the importance of prayer, especially at three key moments in Jesus’ life–at the beginning of his public ministry (1:35), after the multiplication of the loaves (6:46), and at the beginning of his passion in Gethsemani (14:32).
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5 They came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes. 2 When Jesus got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him, 3 and the man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with chains.
