By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2026-08-01T06:36:19-04:00August 5th, 2026|Tags: Demons, Gospel of Mark, Gospels, Healing, Magic, Religion, The Greek Magical Papyri|
"They would focus on the fact that he (Jesus) was Jewish, and so that would make him exotic. And they would also focus on some of the stories that he had knowledge of secret or foreign incantations to heal." An interview with Dr. David Frankfurter.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2026-07-07T04:10:47-04:00May 19th, 2026|Tags: Demons, Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, Translation Issues|
This discussion will focus on Lilith, who is arguably the most feared demon in the history of Judaism. We give some basic overview of her key features, such as the long-held view that she attacks pregnant women and their children, and also examine her appearance in the biblical tradition. Oddly for a demon who is so important in Judaism, she only appears once in the Hebrew Bible—Isaiah 34:14. An interview with Dr. Matthew Goff
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2026-02-17T18:17:58-05:00February 17th, 2026|Tags: Ancient Writings, Apocalypse of Adam, Demons, Magic, Revelation of Adam|
How did King Solomon wind up in later Christian traditions? The Revelation of Adam—a second-century book from Nag Hammadi—claims that the great Seth became incarnate in a human being who was born of a virgin. He sounds a lot like Jesus with a twist! An interview with Dr. David Brakke
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2025-08-07T19:03:22-04:00August 13th, 2025|Tags: Ancient Writings, Christian History by the Century, Dead Sea Scrolls, Demons, Greco-Roman|
What older scholarship once dismissed as a “silent” era—an apparent gap between the Hebrew Bible’s prophetic writings and later Jewish literature—turns out to have been a crucible of creativity.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2025-08-25T19:52:59-04:00April 15th, 2025|Tags: Demons, Eve, Genesis, Manichaeism, Sex|
All religions find ways to explain evil. The Manichaeans’ story led to an unusual and unique sexual ethic, but this important story had an enormous and lingering impact in world thought. An interview with Dr. Paul Dilley
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2026-03-23T07:50:35-04:00December 3rd, 2024|Tags: Demons, Gnosticism, Healing, Love, Magic|
There's so much more out there in early Christianity, I would like to see the movement beyond the Bible read as important early Christian texts because it's all part of a common discourse in the ancient world. An interview with Dr. Andrew Crislip
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2024-11-12T23:55:16-05:00November 13th, 2024|Tags: Ancient Writings, Christian Canon, Dead Sea Scrolls, Demons, Gratitude, Thanksgiving|
I hope the exposure of both myths—Thanksgiving traditions and canonical traditions—resets the course for a more informed appreciation of the treasures buried in the pseudepigrapha even as some Americans have embraced a more inclusive Thanksgiving table.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2024-10-30T01:41:17-04:00October 30th, 2024|Tags: Chaos, Demons, Gender Issues, Mary Magdalene, Spirituality|
This discussion explores the origins of demons in Christian traditions, focusing on their role in shaping spiritual beliefs, the concept of demons as malevolent forces, and Mary Magdalene’s association with demons. Presenter: Dr. Tupá Guerra with host Dr. Shirley Paulson
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-03-22T01:45:50-04:00March 22nd, 2023|Tags: Demons, Early Christian Art, Healing, Jesus, Magic|
His attitude toward healing was integrated with salvation, so the entirety of one’s being—body, mind, and soul—all belong to and were governed by a renewed relationship to God, the loving Father.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-07-18T03:52:05-04:00June 27th, 2022|Tags: Demons, Healing, Salvation, Secret Revelation of John|
The second part of the series on the 'Secret Revelation of John' is all about demons. Demons were ubiquitous in antiquity, and they had special powers over everyone, from the lowest to the highest in social ranking. Presenter: Dr. Shirley Paulson (with host Hilary Barner)
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2026-02-14T05:01:21-05:00February 26th, 2020|Tags: Demons, Healing, Magic, Psalms|
It's very likely that other demons were associated with other particular things. And it's interesting that he says this demon – that's the ‘noonday demon’ – is the demon represented in Psalm 91.
