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  • From: "John C. Hurd" <John.Hurd AT Squam.org>
  • To: Corpus-paul <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Paul as Exorcist
  • Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 09:18:32 -0400


And don't forget Gal. 3:1: "Who has laid the evil eye on you?" coupled
with Gal. 4:14, "You did not spit at me" (spitting three times protected
one against the evil eye -- see Arndt and Gingrich on BASKAINW).
This is part of the darker side of Paul which is seldom discussed or
sometimes even admitted: -- his belief in demons, Satan, and avenging
angels; his notion that improper reception of the body and blood can
kill you (1 Cor. 11:30); his idea that baptism guaranteed salvation (1
Cor. 5:5; 15:29); and much more.
Cheers! -- John Hurd
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:: John C. Hurd Internet: John.Hurd AT Squam.org
:: Professor Emeritus of New Testament
:: Trinity College in the University of Toronto






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