Demons in the OT, Concluded
I think the error in my previous thinking can be pin-pointed to one mistake: narrowing the definition of a demon to being 'a supernatural being capable of possession.' With that as the strict definition, there are not demons in the Old Testament. Understanding possession as a new behavior from an old kind of supernatural being clears this up. Demons existed in the old testament, but they exhibited different -- but closely related -- behaviors.
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2 comments:
You miss the entire point. Your previous thinking was correct, demons didn't exist in the OT. They didn't exist in the NT either. They simply don't exist.
Your last sentence is frankly laughable. Not only do you conclude they existed(they didn't) but you then comment on their behaviour. Do you even relaize how silly this sounds?
To be more clear, perhaps I should have said Demons were described in the OT. I do not believe in demons, because I do not believe in the supernatural. I apologize for the confusion.
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