DEMONIC POSSESSION IN THE NEW TESTAMENT: Its Relations, Historical, Medical, and Theological...

Originally published in 1902, this theological work was authored by William Menzies Alexander during a period of intense scholarly interest in the intersection of early Christian history and burgeoning psychological science. Alexander sought to provide a systematic examination of demonic possession as described in the New Testament, attempting to bridge the gap between traditional theological interpretation and the medical understanding of pathology available at the turn of the century.

The book is a classic example of late Victorian and Edwardian era intellectual inquiry, where authors frequently attempted to categorize spiritual phenomena through the lens of emerging psychiatric diagnosis. While modern scholarship has moved far beyond the medical definitions utilized by Alexander, the work remains a significant artifact for those studying the history of biblical criticism and the ways in which nineteenth-century thinkers reconciled supernatural narratives with clinical observation.