Craig S Keener

In the New Testament, Legion (Ancient Greek: λεγιών) is a group of demons, particularly those in two of three versions of the exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac, an account in the synoptic Gospels of an incident in which Jesus of Nazareth performs an exorcism. Legion is a large collection of demons that form a group mind, sharing a single mind and will. == Development of the story == The earliest version of this story exists in the Gospel of Mark, described as taking place in "the country of t…