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Demons and Spirits in Biblical Theology: Reading the Biblical Text in Its Cultural and Literary Context is unavailable, but you can change that!

Some people believe that a battle of cosmic proportions is raging as Satan and his demons seek to destroy Christians and undermine God’s plans. Others believe that all talk of demons in the Bible and theology only reflects pre-modern superstitions that should be re-interpreted in philosophical and psychological terms. Despite their contrasts, both believe that the Bible directly or indirectly...

of all kinds assume that the intended audience of the discourse is themselves; that is, modern people who think in modern ways and share the curiosities and concerns of the modern world. Because they assume that the author communicates meaningfully to them, they read the text in such a way as to make it meaningful for them because they assume that the author is communicating to them personally. This assumption is usually based on the idea that God is the author (the basic meaning of inspiration)
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