Those damned pigs
Andy has successfully provoked me into posting, but since I begin to teach today, I don't have the leisure to work myself up into a fine lather of a response. A quick one will have to do.
With regard to the story of the Gadarene demoniac & the herd of swine, Andy is correct that the demons prefer the pigs to deportation. However, he is not correct that the demons wanted to destroy the herd. They didn't. They just wanted a place to hang out, since their human host was no longer an option. The pigs, however, were unable to bear the demonic presence, and went mad, running blindly over the cliff to their deaths. Where the legion of demons went next isn't told in the story, but we we all have our ideas about that.
With regard to the story of the Gadarene demoniac & the herd of swine, Andy is correct that the demons prefer the pigs to deportation. However, he is not correct that the demons wanted to destroy the herd. They didn't. They just wanted a place to hang out, since their human host was no longer an option. The pigs, however, were unable to bear the demonic presence, and went mad, running blindly over the cliff to their deaths. Where the legion of demons went next isn't told in the story, but we we all have our ideas about that.
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Thursday January 12, 2006 at 9:30am