“Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.” (Luke 9:1)
The Aramaic term shadey means “the insane,” “lunatics,” or “those who suffer from mental disorders.” The term is still is common use in Aramaic and Arabic languages. Shedana means “one who is crazy or possessed by an evil inclination,” which is often called an evil spirit.
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Author: George M. Lamsa
Keywords: Insane, Demoniacs, Demons, Evil spirit, Mental illness, Demonology, Wicked spirits, Lamsa, George Lamsa
Bible reference(s): Acts 19:15-16, Acts 8:7, John 10:20, John 10:21, John 7:20, John 8:48, John 8:49, John 8:52, Luke 10:17, Luke 11:14, Luke 11:15, Luke 11:18, Luke 11:19, Luke 11:20, Luke 11:24, Luke 13:11, Luke 13:32, Luke 4:33, Luke 4:35, Luke 4:41, Luke 7:33, Luke 8:2, Luke 8:27, Luke 8:29, Luke 8:30, Luke 8:33, Luke 8:35, Luke 8:36, Luke 8:38, Luke 9:1, Luke 9:42, Luke 9:49, Mark 1:23, Mark 1:26, Mark 1:32, Mark 1:34, Mark 1:39, Mark 16:17, Mark 16:9, Mark 3:15, Mark 3:22, Mark 3:30, Mark 5:18, Mark 5:2, Mark 5:8, Mark 6:13, Mark 7:25, Mark 7:26, Mark 7:29, Mark 7:30, Mark 9:25, Mark 9:38, Matthew 10:8, Matthew 11:18, Matthew 12:24, Matthew 12:27-28, Matthew 12:43, Matthew 15:22, Matthew 17:18, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 8:16, Matthew 8:31, Matthew 9:33, Matthew 9:34
Source: New Testament Light (San Francisco: Harper & Row), pp 92-93.
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