Wright, though emphasizing different features, are illustrative and among the better examples.1 It is also now generally recognized that Jesus was perceived by his contemporaries as an exorcist, and as a successful exorcist at that.2 This recognition is consistent with a greater openness in current critical study to the importance of miracles in Jesus’ ministry3 and with serious efforts to assess signs and miracles in a Judaic context.4 The focus of the present study is on the exorcisms and their