My Name is Legion
Liturgical Press (Verlag)
978-0-8146-5885-7 (ISBN)
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, 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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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.
Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction: Reading the Story, Probing the Soul xvii
Part I
Reading the Gerasene’s Story: Narrative Criticism 1
CHAPTER ONE
Tell Me the Old, Old Story: The Gospels as Narratives 3
CHAPTER TWO
Mark My Word: The Story of the Crucified Son of God 18
CHAPTER THREE
Recovering from “Legionnaire’s Disease”: The Story of the Gerasene’s Exorcism 34
Part II
Probing the Gerasene’s Soul: Psychological Biblical Criticism 51
CHAPTER FOUR
Legion’s Unconscious Uncovered: Freud and Jung 53
CHAPTER FIVE
Legion Scapegoated and (De)Colonized: Girard and Fanon 70
CHAPTER SIX
Reading Legion’s Story with (New)Heart and Soul 86
Conclusion: Telling the Story, Enriching the Soul 105
Bibliography 111
Appendix: Poems on the Gerasene 117
Scripture Index 123
| Reihe/Serie | Interfaces |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Collegeville, MN |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 255 g |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8146-5885-7 / 0814658857 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8146-5885-7 / 9780814658857 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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