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If demons do not die what happened to the demons Jesus sent into the 2000 pigs that drowned?
A:In Mark 5:1-20, the demoniac, wearing no clothes (5:15), cries out that Jesus not torment him. Jesus asks him his name and he replies 'Legion', because he has legion demons in him. Jesus sends out the demons into swine that are grazing nearby. The pigs run down the hill into the sea and drown.This is a spectacular story, and readers have usually assumed that the demons drowned along with the pigs. However, as the question points out, demons are not supposed to drown. Logically, there was no point in Jesus killing all those pigs, or financially ruining their owner.Dennis R. MacDonald (The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark) has identified a number of close parallels between the story of the demoniac and a similar passage in Homer's Odyssey. Just as Circe turned the sailors into pigs, so Jesus sent the demons into pigs in a very similar context. MacDonald believes Mark portrays the demons as saying his name was 'Legion' as a deliberate reversal of when Polyphemus asked Odysseus for his name and he replied, 'Nobody'. On this view, the event did not really occur, and Jesus was not guilty of destroying another man's livestock.
Where did Saint Patrick herd sheep?
Saint Patrick is said to have herded sheep in County Antrim, in Northern Ireland. Legend has it that he worked as a shepherd there before he became a missionary and played a significant role in spreading Christianity in Ireland.
What was the name of the demon Jesus removed from the man and put into the pigs?
In Mark 5:9, Jesus asked the demon his name, and the demon answered, "Legion." However, there could be another meaning to this story, in which case we can not say that the demon was really called Legion.Dennis R MacDonald (The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark) argues that the Gospel of Mark contains material modelled on the Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, using a technique known as mimesis, common at the time among Greek students to demonstrate mastery of the Greek language. He notes that when Jesus and his crew disembarked they met a wild, demon-possessed man of incredible strength and violent, terrifying habits, who lived among caves. In the Odyssey, Odysseus and his crew disembarked and met Polyphemus, a savage, lawless, cave-dwelling giant of incredible strength and violent, terrifying habits. When Polyphemus asked Odysseus for his name, he replied, 'Nobody'. When Jesus asked the demon his name, the demon replied, 'Legion' - the request was reversed and the answer was an absolute reverse of that by Odysseus. There are so many other parallels in this short passage that the demon's reply to Jesus was undoubtedly a transvaluation of the reply in the Odyssey, not really the demon's name.
What is it called when a demon goes in your body?
Demonic Possession - there are so many mythical ways for a Demonic Possession to occur/take place:First, by taking over an Empty Shell or once a mortal's Deal With The Devil is up and his soul is yours. Once you own the "landlord", so to speak, the house is yours.Secondly you can always forcibly take over anyone foolish enough not to realize Evil Is Not A Toy. The Religion of Evil and other foul Cults are usually nice enough to pick pretty sacrifices for them to inhabit, as well as those who work Black Magic. A plus in this method is that you get a wonderful, echoing Voice of the Legion. The strong willed may need to be worn down first though, otherwise they might try Fighting From The Inside. Some prefer making them Hear Voices.The third way is popular among mummies and Sealed Evil In A Can; any Artifact of Doom that is a Soul Jar, when held, lets the sealed spirit take over the possessed.A fourth way is to let the victim think he is possessing the Demonic Spirit! First, they let them think that by summoning and then "binding" the Demonic Spirit!* they will get Powers Via Possession, but they never Read The Fine Print in this Deal With The Devil. The more they use the Demonic Spirit'spowers the more The Corruption takes root and lets the Demonic Spirit take over. Delectably ironic, isn't it?Frequently occurs in The Bible, to the point where it's lumped together with all the other diseases and mental disorders Jesus cures. One notable example: the truly unfortunate man possessed by one thousand demons that called themselves "Legion". Jesus, being well, Jesus, cured the man but spared the demons by casting them into a herd of pigs instead of outright destroying them.
Are the geographic details about the Sea of Galilee as provided in the Gospels accurate?
There are quite a number of details contained in the four Gospel accounts which demonstrate an accurate geographic knowledge of the Sea of Galilee. When one considers that a number of the disciples were fishermen by trade and fished on this Lake this should not be surprising. In fact, it would be surprising if it were not so.A number of details are found to be accurate such as:The weather on the Lake - it is prone to sudden and violent storms (including wind).The surrounding topography - there are steep slopes, such as a herd of swine (pigs or hogs) could rush down into the Lake.The size of the Lake - it is not too large that it cannot be easily traversed in a few hours by the smallish type of boats used in the first century AD. On a moonlit night Jesus would have been able to look down from a surrounding height and easily see the disciples rowing hard against the wind.The fish in the Lake- the Lake is fed by both the Jordan River from the North and by springs. Although relatively shallow it is known to be a rich fishery and was so in ancient times.The temperature- at one point one of the disciples is recorded as working naked in the boat. This would not have been unusual given the high humidity and temperature on the Lake (the local climate is effectively sub-tropical) and of course the difficult manual labor.Some examples:Luke 8:2323But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. This indicates very specific knowledge and accuracy in describing the winds which would have descended (as they still do today) from the heights above the Lake. Thus Luke accurately knew the origin of the wind, not just the fact that such a wind occurred.
What does one call a group of swine herd flock or what?
In Mark5:9 the Bible calls a group of swine a herd.
What is a groupe swine called?
A herd ?
From The Odyssey who was the swineherd?
Eumaeus was the swine herd
What is a group of swine is called?
A group of swine is called a sounder or drift
What did Odysseus question the swine herd about?
Odysseus questioned the swine herd about his identity and the current state of affairs in his kingdom of Ithaca, as he was in disguise and trying to gather information about the situation at home.
What is the collective noun of swine?
The collective nouns for 'swine' are:a drift of swinea drove of swinea herd of swinea sounder of swinea trip of swine
Who is eumaeus in the Odysseus?
Eumaes was known as the swine herd he was loyal to Odysseus
How do you use the word swine in a sentence?
I have the swine flu. The farmer decided to stop raising cattle and devote all her resources to raising swine.
A number of cattle or swine?
A number of cattle is called a herd of cattle. A number of pigs is called also called a herd.
What is an example of a sentence using the word swine?
The farmer raised cattle, sheep, horses, and swine. Some of his pigs were of the finest swine breeds.
What were the cottar's of the Elizabethan era?
Cottars are the lowerst peasant occupations such as swine herd and prision gaurds... by the way swine means pig.
Who is eumaeus in the odessey?
Eumaeus was loyal to Odysseus he was also known as the swine herd.
