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Jesus the healer

by Stevan L. Davies

"Arguing that the Gospels reveal Jesus to have been a spirit-possessed healer and an exorcist of demon-possessed people, Stevan L. Davies shows how contemporary anthropological studies brilliantly illuminate precisely those facts. Jesus had a gift for the induction of religious trance states that he considered to be the present experience of the kingdom of God. His ability to bring about such states can be understood by analogy to the increasingly acclaimed psychotherapeutic techniques of Milton Erickson."--BOOK JACKET. "After Jesus' death, the experience of spirit-possession became definitive for his followers. The writings of Paul, John, and Mark are different forms of reflection on the nature of the experience of spirit-possession, and are not so different as they are usually taken to be."--BOOK JACKET. "Jesus the Healer argues that at least some of the sayings of Jesus in John's gospel - for example, "I and the Father are one" and "I come from the Father" - are quotations from Jesus himself when possessed by and speaking as the spirit of God."--BOOK JACKET. "This book is a radical new look at Jesus as exorcist and healer."--BOOK JACKET.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?