Open AccessGoeie en slegte engele: ’n perspektief uit die Bybel
Author(s) -
FP Viljoen,
L. Floor
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
in die skriflig/in die skriflig
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2305-0853
pISSN - 1018-6441
DOI - 10.4102/ids.v40i1.332
Subject(s) - exorcism , possession (linguistics) , demon , materialism , context (archaeology) , philosophy , perspective (graphical) , rationalism , theology , art , epistemology , history , linguistics , archaeology , visual arts
Good and evil angels: a perspective from the Bible During the second half of the 20th century a new interest in the supernatural arose. This can be seen as a reaction to prevailing rationalism and materialism. Together with this the topic of angels has received fresh attention. Attention is also given to satanism, demon possession and exorcism. This article presents a Biblical perspective on the existence and position of angels, good and evil, as a context for a broader research project on demon possession and exorcism