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I've been researching demons in the Bible...
I’ve noticed in the NIV, the word "demon" appears 82 times throughout the New Testament but not at all in the Old Testament.
There does seem to be demon possession/oppression in the Old Testament though:
1 Samuel 16:14-16 talks about an evil spirit "from the Lord" tormenting Saul.
1 Kings 22:23 says the Lord put a "lying" (KJV) spirit in the mouths of prophets. 2 Chronicles 18:21 is similar.
It seems that in the Old Testament evil spirits are only involved if God was responsible but it seems this is never the case in the New Testament.
Any thoughts? Maybe it is related to the cultures that surrounded the authors at the time?
I’ve noticed in the NIV, the word "demon" appears 82 times throughout the New Testament but not at all in the Old Testament.
There does seem to be demon possession/oppression in the Old Testament though:
1 Samuel 16:14-16 talks about an evil spirit "from the Lord" tormenting Saul.
1 Kings 22:23 says the Lord put a "lying" (KJV) spirit in the mouths of prophets. 2 Chronicles 18:21 is similar.
It seems that in the Old Testament evil spirits are only involved if God was responsible but it seems this is never the case in the New Testament.
Any thoughts? Maybe it is related to the cultures that surrounded the authors at the time?
