Understanding Healing in the Social World of Early Christianity
Healing is a culturally defined and culturally determined phenomenon. Western readers of ancient Mediterranean texts will benefit from a clearer understanding of their own Western understanding of healing and how it differs from the Mediterranean understanding of healing. This article guides the rea...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1992
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 1992, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-33 |
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| Summary: | Healing is a culturally defined and culturally determined phenomenon. Western readers of ancient Mediterranean texts will benefit from a clearer understanding of their own Western understanding of healing and how it differs from the Mediterranean understanding of healing. This article guides the reader through a construction of two culturally different definitions of healing and presents a select list of books that can aid in this and other cross-cultural efforts at interpreting ancient Mediterranean texts. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/014610799202200105 |