John 10:19–20, Revised Standard Version And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Be-el′zebul, and by the prince of demons he casts out the demons". Īnd when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for people were saying, "He is beside himself". The Gospel of Mark reports the opinion of members of his family who believe that Jesus "is beside himself." Some psychiatrists, religious scholars and writers explain that Jesus' family, followers (John 7:20), and contemporaries seriously regarded him as delusional, possessed by demons, or insane. The assessment of the sanity of Jesus first occurs in the gospels. Opinions challenging the sanity of Jesus This view finds both supporters and opponents. The first person, after several other attempts at tackling the subject, broadly and thoroughly questioned the mental health of Jesus was French psychologist Charles Binet-Sanglé, the chief physician of Paris and author of a four-volume work La Folie de Jésus ( The Madness of Jesus). The question of whether the historical Jesus was in good mental health has been explored by multiple psychologists, philosophers, historians, and writers.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |