Essentials of demonology; a study of Jewish and Christian doctrine, its origin and development

280 Pages·16.223 MB·English

by  Edward Langton

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A Study of
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Doctrine,
Its Origin
and
Development
EDWARD LANGTON, DD
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FSSENTIALS OF DEMONOLOGY
WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR
THE MINISTRIES OF THE ANGELIC POWERS
According to the Old Testament and later Jewish Literature
THE ANGEL TEACHING OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
SUPERNATURAL
The Doctrine of Spirits, Angels, and Demons from the Middle Ages
until the Present Time
GOOD AND EVIL SPIRITS
A Study of the Jewish and Christian Doctrine, Its Origin and Development
SATAN, A PORTRAIT
A Study of the Character of Satan through all the Ages
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in 2021 with funding from
Kahle/Austin Foundation
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PAZUZO, SON OF HANPUT
BABYLONIAN KING OF THE AIR DEVILS
By courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum
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LOS ESSENTIALS OF
LH DEMONOLOGY
A Study of Jewish and Christian Doctrine
Its Origin and Development
By
EDWARD LANGTON
D.D. (Lond.), F.R.Hist.S., F.R.A.S.
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Essentials of Demonology
A Study of Jewish and Christian Doctrine, Its Origin and Development
By Langton, Edward, BD
Copyright©1949 Methodist Publishing - Epworth Press
ISBN 13: 978-1-4982-0506-1
Publication date 9/15/2014
Previously published by Epworth Press, 1949
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TO
OUR TWO BOYS
E. J. anp J. W.
FOREWORD
ONE OF THE characteristic marks of the thought of today is its
interest in anthropology. The beliefs of ‘primitive man’ are no
longer dismissed with contempt or derision, but are carefully col-
lected, sifted, and examined. One of the results of this study has
been to show that the word ‘primitive’ is quite inadequate, for many
of the beliefs in question have been and are common among all men,
even the most ‘civilized’. It is no longer assumed that ‘there is
nothing in them’, and there is no denying their deep and wide-
spread influence in human life everywhere. One of the chief of
these beliefs is the belief in ‘spirits’, embodied or disembodied or
unembodied. In particular, this belief, in various forms, pervades
the Bible. It is remarkable that the subject of Biblical beliefs in this
realm has had to wait so long for something more than incidental
and sporadic treatment. There was need that the material for its
adequate study should be collected and arranged. In several books
Dr. Edward Langton has set himself the formidable task of dealing
with the subjects of angelology and demonology in Hebrew and
Christian history. In this volume he has undertaken the presentation
of the Biblical phenomena, not in artificial isolation, but in their
historical context. He seems to me to have succeeded so well that
no one else will need for a long time to attempt the same arduous
task. Students of the subject will find their material ready to hand
in ‘Langton’.
C. Ryper SmirH.