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The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels bridges the gap between scholars and those pastors, teachers, students and lay people desiring in-depth treatment of select topics in an accessible and summary format. The topics range from cross-sectional themes (such as faith, law, and Sabbath), to methods of interpretation (such as form criticism, redaction criticism, and sociological approaches), from...

power-authority. One frequent source of power-authority was a powerful name (cf. PGM IV.3019). The name of Solomon is often used and, in Acts 19:13, the sons of Sceva try using Jesus’ name, as does the strange exorcist (Mk 9:38–39; par. Luke 9:49–50). In the light of Matthew 12:28 (par. Lk 11:20), where Jesus declares his source of power-authority to be the Spirit (Luke has “finger”) of God, we might expect that in dealing with the demons Jesus would call on the Spirit (or “finger”) of God. But
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