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Essay heading: Legion: An Exegetical Analysis
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The accounts found in Matthew and Luke is more vague than the account in Mark, which is rich with detail. This could mean that Mark may have had access to an eyewitness account of the event.
In verse 5 Jesus asks for the name of the unclean spirit that has possessed the man in which he replies, "My name is Legion; for we are many... displayed 300 characters
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This was also evident in verse 7 where the demon already knows who Jesus was and says his name to try and have a somewhat of an upper hand. The fact that he replied with the name Legion which is actually a number rather than a name shows that the demons were trying to get out of a situation in which they felt powerless... displayed next 300 characters
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