The Septuagint refers to evil spirits as demons (daimon). Through the New Testament, demons appear 55 times, 46 times in reference to demonic possession or exorcisms.Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum. The Daimon in Hellenistic Astrology: Origins and Influence. BRILL, 2015. ISBN 9789004306219. pp. 136-138. As adversaries of Jesus, demons are not morally ambivalent spirits, but evil; cause of misery, suffering and death. Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum. The Daimon in Hellenistic Astrology: Origins and Influence. BRILL, 2015. ISBN 9789004306219. pp. 136-138. Unlike spirits in pagan beliefs, the demons are not intermediary spirits whom must be sacrificed for appeasment of a deity. Possession also shows no trace of positivity contrary to some pagan depictions of spirit possession. Demons in the New Testament are entirely evil; they can not be redeemed, only destroyed or banished. Temptation is reserved for the devil only, the demons cause pain, suffering and maladies, both physical and mental.  H.A. Kelly "The Devil, Demonology, and Witchcraft: Christian Beliefs in Evil Spirits" Wipf and Stock Publishers, 30.01.2004 isbn 9781592445318 p. 104  They are explicitly said to be ruled by the devil or Beelzebub.Demons and the Devil in Ancient and Medieval Christianity. (2011). Niederlande: Brill. p. 104 Their origin is unclear, the texts take the existence of demons for granted. Many early Christians, like Irenaeus, Justin Martyr, Clement of Alexandria and Lactantius assuemed demons were ghosts of the Nephilim, known from Intertestamental writings.Annette Yoshiko Reed Fallen Angels and the History of Judaism and Christianity: The Reception of Enochic Literature Cambridge University Press 2005 ISBN 978-0521853781 p. 149 Because of references to Satan as the lord of demons, and evil angels of Satan throughout the New Testament, other scholars identified fallen angels with demons.MARTIN, DALE BASIL. “When Did Angels Become Demons?” Journal of Biblical Literature, vol. 129, no. 4, 2010, pp. 657–677. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25765960. Accessed 16 May 2021. Demons as entirely evil entities, who have been born evil, does not fit the proposed origin of evil in free-will, taught in later Christian Theology.James W. Boyd Satan and Māra: Christian and Buddhist Symbols of Evil Brill Archive, 1975 isbn 9789004041738 p. 47
The Septuagint refers to evil spirits as demons (daimon). Through the New Testament, demons appear 55 times, 46 times in reference to demonic possession or exorcisms.Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum. The Daimon in Hellenistic Astrology: Origins and Influence. BRILL, 2015. ISBN 9789004306219. pp. 136-138. As adversaries of Jesus, demons are not morally ambivalent spirits, but evil; cause of misery, suffering and death. Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum. The Daimon in Hellenistic Astrology: Origins and Influence. BRILL, 2015. ISBN 9789004306219. pp. 136-138. They are not tempters, but cause of pain, suffering and maladies, both physical and mental. Temptation is reserved for the devil only. H.A. Kelly "The Devil, Demonology, and Witchcraft: Christian Beliefs in Evil Spirits" Wipf and Stock Publishers, 30.01.2004 isbn 9781592445318 p. 104 Unlike spirits in pagan beliefs, demons are not intermediary spirits whom must be sacrificed for appeasment of a deity. Possession also shows no trace of positivity contrary to some pagan depictions of spirit possession. They are explicitly said to be ruled by the devil or Beelzebub.Demons and the Devil in Ancient and Medieval Christianity. (2011). Niederlande: Brill. p. 104 Their origin is unclear, the texts take the existence of demons for granted. Many early Christians, like Irenaeus, Justin Martyr, Clement of Alexandria and Lactantius assumed demons were ghosts of the Nephilim, known from Intertestamental writings.Annette Yoshiko Reed Fallen Angels and the History of Judaism and Christianity: The Reception of Enochic Literature Cambridge University Press 2005 ISBN 978-0521853781 p. 149 Because of references to Satan as the lord of demons, and evil angels of Satan throughout the New Testament, other scholars identified fallen angels with demons.MARTIN, DALE BASIL. “When Did Angels Become Demons?” Journal of Biblical Literature, vol. 129, no. 4, 2010, pp. 657–677. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25765960. Accessed 16 May 2021. Demons as entirely evil entities, who have been born evil, does not fit the proposed origin of evil in free-will, taught in later Christian Theology.James W. Boyd Satan and Māra: Christian and Buddhist Symbols of Evil Brill Archive, 1975 isbn 9789004041738 p. 47
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