Author/Subject Index

Kovacs, J., 229

Ladd, G. E., 217

Landy, F., 156-157

Langdon, S., 124

Langton, E., 147, 199

Laszlo, E., 67

Leibniz, G. W. von, 67

Levenson, J., 86, 87, 94, 95, 98, 99, 105, 110, 163

Leviathan, 18, 52, 79, 85, 88-90, 92, 94-99, 105, 112, 141, 148, 152, 155, 163-164, 171, 173, 179, 205, 211, 216, 270, 288

Lewis, C. S., 19, 60, 109, 204

liberal theology, 68, 71

liberation theology, 64, 272

Lilith, 82

Lind, M. C., 135

Lindström, F., 81, 98, 146, 149

LORD of hosts, 131

Lord’s Prayer, 218-220

Lucifer, 160

Luther, Martin, 47

MacGregor, G. H. C., 241

Manichaeanism, 229, 284

Marduk, 76-78, 85, 87, 104, 148, 160, 162

Martens, E., 97

Martin, R., 242

Mauser, U., 116-117

Meier, J. P., 218

Merrill, E. H., 179

Mesopotamian culture and thought, ancient, 75-79, 95

Messiah, 208-209, 242-244

Jesus’ messiahship. See Jesus, as Messiah

method, 24-25

Michael (angel), 9-10, 95, 137, 257

Middle Ages, 119

miracles (supernatural events), 68, 71

in Jesus’ ministry. See Jesus, and miracles

missions, 197

modernism/modernity, 61-62, 64

monolatry, 119, 121

monotheism, 84, 115-117, 119-129, 166, 171, 175

creational, 99, 101, 120-121, 127, 163, 176

philosophical (exclusivistic), 103, 119-122

monotheopraxis, 120, 128

Morgenstern, J., 147

Murray, R., 78, 85

mythology (general), 113, 139

ancient Near Eastern, 74-79, 95, 158-164

anticipates truth, 19-20

and biblical studies, 59-60

and Satan/demons, 59-61, 71, 282

warfare mythologies, 15-17, 19-20, 74-79, 94, 95, 166

Nazi Germany, 33-39, 42, 71-72, 100, 196

Neo-Platomism, 47, 68

Nephilim, 138-139, 177, 180

New Age thought, 33, 65

Newport, J., 182, 185

oaths, 220-221

Odeberg, H., 265

Origen, 56

Ohrmazd, 176

orthodoxy (historic Christian), 41

Otto, Rudolf, 70

paradigm shift. See worldview,and paradigm shift

Paul (apostle) and Pauline thought, 154, 221, 229, 230, 237, 245-249, 255-259, 271-276

Pendley, H., 235

Peretti, F., 64

persecution, 222-226, 277

Persian culture and thought (see also Zoroastrianism), 137

phaeton, 159

Pharisees, 234

Philistines, 133, 253

Plato/Platonism, 47, 67, 141

polytheism, 122-123, 126

polytheopraxis, 128

possession (demonization)

and ancient/primordial religions, 15, 55, 75

and the Bible, 192-205

and the contemporary church, 197

postmodern, postmodernism, postmodernity, 33, 62, 58-72, 238

power encounters (see also exorcism; spiritual warfare), 64

prayer, 57, 65, 210, 218-220, 235, 273, 293

and angelic interference, 10-11

and spiritual warfare, 198, 202-205, 254-255, 281-282

prince(s), spiritual, 9-10

principalities and powers. See spirits, principalities and powers

problem of evil, 10-11, 20-21, 22, 31-72, 118, 132, 142, 164-165, 191, 236, 291-293

ancient perspectives on, 77

New Testament approach to (lack of intellectual form), 28, 33, 51-54, 57, 66, 231-235, 283

Old Testament approach to, 149

unsolvable (in classical-philosophical form), 20, 32, 35, 43-47, 57, 283

process philosophy/theology, 67-68

Protestantism. See Reformation

providence, divine, 40, 54, 231-234

“blueprint” model (meticulous control model), 32, 33, 35-39, 43, 48, 49, 55, 56-58, 67, 92, 118, 141, 183, 191, 200-201, 203-204, 214, 292

as involving contingency and risk, 56-57, 69

“openness” model, 68-69

punishment, divine, 151

Qumran (and Dead Sea Scrolls), 133-134, 178-179, 282

rabbinic Judaism, 242

Rad, G. von, 175

Rahab, 18, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, 105, 110, 133, 171, 205, 211

Reformation/Reformed theology, 37, 240, 255

repentance, 186

resignation, theology of, 21-22, 201, 217

restitution theory. See restoration theory

restoration theory, 100-113, 163

resurrection, 174

of Jesus. See Jesus, death and resurrection

revolt, theology of, 21-22, 201, 214, 217

Rooney, D., 125

Roth, R., 249

Rousseau, J.-J., 203

Rowley, H. H., 175

Russell, D. S., 135-136

Russell, J. B., 34, 37, 76, 145

salvation (see also Jesus, death and resurrection), 240-242, 250-255, 259-262, 265-268

Satan (New Testament view, including various names and titles), 22, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 52, 54-57, 58-72, 95, 100, 111-113, 173, 176, 179, 187, 190, 192, 201, 202, 209-213, 218-225, 227-231, 234, 236, 245, 269-270, 274-279, 282, 283-291

defeated by Jesus Christ, 240, 245-246, 249-268, 287-290

kingdom/army of, 55, 65, 112, 180-190, 195, 213-214, 216-217, 219, 226, 228, 233, 235, 239, 250, 253, 259, 276, 278, 282

and mythology. See mythology, and Satan/demons

names and titles, 54-55, 270, 276-278

in the Old Testament, 83, 107, 143-167, 171

his origin, 283-287

Sauer, E., 107, 110

Schlier, H., 59, 272-274

Schmidt, K. L., 160

Schroeder, L. von, 124

Scripture (Bible)

inspiration (biblical), 24, 25, 248

infallibility, 106

sea. See waters, hostile

Sekki, A. E., 178-179

Septuagint, 233, 242, 257

serpent, 94, 95, 96, 100, 113

cosmic, 89

Edenic, 106, 154-157, 242

Shema, 117

Sheol, 158

sickness. See disease

sin (see also evil), 128, 204, 231-235, 245, 260, 266-267, 272, 275, 277, 284

Smart, N., 125

Snaith, N. A., 126-127

sons of God, 131, 136, 138-140, 144-149, 177

spirits (and spiritual forces), 58, 59

elemental, 261-262, 271, 272

evil. See demons

human, 262

“principalities and powers” (“authorities,” “rulers,” etc.), 59, 60, 100, 217, 241, 244-245, 247-249, 252-263, 265, 269-276

as the “world in between,” 65, 140-142, 165, 199-201, 271, 274

spiritual armor, 279, 281-283

spiritual warfare (see also worldview, warfare), 33, 56-57, 58, 63-66, 72, 92, 162, 176, 278-283

in Jesus’ ministry. See Jesus, and spiritual warfare

Sproul, R. C., 39

suffering (see also evil, problem of evil), 32-34, 56, 109, 277

Sumer, Sumerian culture and thought, 124

Synoptic Gospels, 216-227, 243, 259

temptation/tribulation, 154-157, 219, 226-227, 278

Tertullian, 289

theodicy, 42, 63, 66

aesthetic (Augustinian), 44-45

Arminian, 48-51

Third World, 64, 65, 72

Tiamat, 76-78, 85, 86, 104, 105, 148, 160, 162

Trinity (triune God), 132

Turner, N., 233

Tyre, 160-162

Ugaritic culture and thought, 95

universalism, 248

Venus, 158-159

viceregency, 112

Wakeman, M., 78

Watchers, the Watcher tradition (see also angels, rebellious), 138, 262-265, 285-287

waters, hostile, 74, 83-92, 96-100, 105-111, 160, 163-164, 171, 173, 205-208

Wellhausen, J., 174

Westermann, C., 149

Whitehead, A. N., 67

Wingren, G., 185, 214, 291

Wink, W., 52, 59-60, 77, 133, 136, 137, 178

“interiority” theory of spirits, 65-66, 273-276

worldview, 11

ancient Near Eastern worldviews, 75-79

biblical (see also worldview, warfare), 11, 33, 46, 67, 129, 171, 242, 290-293

modern Western (see also modernism), 10-11, 13, 14, 17-22, 33, 58-72, 132, 140-142, 198-199, 273

naturalism/materialism, 11, 32, 59, 61-63, 72, 141, 191, 198

and paradigm shift, 63, 64, 65

postmodern. See postmodern

primordial, 11-17

as social construction, 62

warfare, 11-22, 23, 31, 32, 55-72, 73, 75-79, 82, 92, 97, 113, 114, 118, 119, 123, 141, 166, 171, 174, 205, 220, 234, 239

Wright, N. T., 119, 120

Yamauchi, E., 175, 176

Yamm, 79, 85, 87-89, 91, 94, 96, 99, 111, 148, 159-160, 162-164, 171, 205, 207, 211, 216

Zoroastrianism, 146, 173-176, 284

Zosia, 33-46, 48, 49, 70, 73, 100, 141, 142, 202, 232, 236, 288, 291-293