TATIAN
Tatian (AD 110-72) was an Assyrian believer and a student of Justin Martyr who eventually lived in Antioch.[1] In his Address of Tatian to the Greeks, he depicts demons in a frenzied attack against mankind, attacking through attempts to pervert their minds. He describes these demons as sometimes making themselves seen, exhibiting themselves in a way that leads men to fear or honor them. Demons, Tatian holds, “depart in terror” when “smitten by the word of God” which then leads to the sick being healed.[2] In another section, Tatian describes people entering into relationships with visiting demons. Those struggling with sickness, love, hatred, and revenge seek demonic assistance under false promises and assurances.[3]
[1]A. Cleveland Coxe, “Introductory Note to Tatian the Assyrian” (ANF 2:61), accessed December 30, 2013, http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf02.iii.i.html.
[2]Tatian, Address of Tatian to the Greeks (ANF 2:65), accessed December 30, 2013, http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf02.iii.ii.html.
[3]Tatian, Address of Tatian to the Greeks (ANF 2:72).