Powers of Darkness

Principalities & Powers in Paul's Letters

By Clinton E. Arnold

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 244 pages
Binding: paperback
Published: February 1992

ISBN-10: 0-8308-1336-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-1336-0
IVP Order Code: 1336

Related Subjects

Biblical Studies--Topical
Spiritual Warfare

Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction

Part I: First-Century Belief in the Powers
1. Magic and Divination
2. Greco-Roman and Oriental Religions
3. Astrology
4. Judaism
5. The Teaching of Jesus

Part II: Paul's Teaching on the Powers
6. What Are the Powers?
7. The Defeat of the Powers at the Cross
8. A New Kingdom and Identity for Believers
9. The Influence of the Powers on Believers
10. Christ and No Other
11. Spiritual Warfare
12. Christ's Final Defeat of the Powers

Part III: Interpreting the Powers for Today
13. Reality or Myth?
14. The Powers and People
15. The Powers and Society

Conclusion: Contending with the Powers
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Author Index
Index of Biblical Passages
Subject Index