Hi everyone. Welcome back to Logical Bible Study. This is the podcast where you can always be

assured that we'll give you a really solid Catholic academic exegesis,

keeping in mind the teachings of the Catholic Church,

and about how to interpret the Bible in particular,

to help you understand what was probably going on on the literal sense of the text.

You can be assured that we will always give you a really solid exegesis, no matter what

else is happening in the world or in other Catholic ministries. We're all about just looking at

the text of scripture and helping you understand what it's saying. And today we're looking at

a famous passage and one of the most strangest passage from the gospel. So Matthew chapter 8

verses 28 to 34. Let's start by reading the passage. When Jesus reached the country of the

Gatorines on the other side of the lake, two demoniacs came towards him out of the tombs,

creatures so fierce that no one could pass that way.

They stood there shouting,

What do you want with us, son of God?

Have you come here to torture us before the time?

Now, some distance away there was a large herd of pigs feeding,

and the devils pleaded with Jesus,

if you cast us out, send us into the herd of pigs. And he said to them, go then, and they came out

and made for the pigs. And at that the whole herd charged down the cliff into the lake and perished in the water.

The swine herds ran off and made for the town, where they told the whole story, including what had happened to the demon Iax.

At this, the whole town set out to meet Jesus, and as soon as they saw him, they implored him to leave the neighbourhood.

So, the famous passage of the Gatorine Swine.

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