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In which John and David discuss a man tormented by evil in a place called Gerasenes. A dark and slightly scary story of a man with an "unclean spirit", or perhaps a legion of unclean spirits. How can Jesus turn around a story like this? And if he can, what does that imply for all of us?

Click Here to read the text from Mark 5:1-20.

Episode Outline

1:04 Mark 5
9:13 Jesus v Legion
18:07 The evil forces are malevolent
27:24 Did the demons worship?
40:19 The authority in a name
48:24 The economic impact of the story
56:13 The adverse reaction to a miracle
1:02:01 What happened in Decapolis doesn't stay in Decapolis

The next episode of Two Texts will be on Thursday July 22.

Episode 22 of the Two Texts Podcast | Meaning of Miracles Series 5

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