The Healing Christ in Pandemics: Then and Now

The context of illness, plagues, and healing in early Christianity and late antiquity was a factor in the growth and expansion of early Christianity. The most prominent early images from early Christian art depict Christ healing. This essay will examine the historical context of plagues and the Chri...

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1. VerfasserIn: Jefferson, Lee M. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2023
In: Interpretation
Jahr: 2023, Band: 77, Heft: 3, Seiten: 233-245
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Christentum / COVID-19 / Pandemie / Antike
IxTheo Notationen:FD Kontextuelle Theologie
KAB Kirchengeschichte 30-500; Frühchristentum
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Zusammenfassung:The context of illness, plagues, and healing in early Christianity and late antiquity was a factor in the growth and expansion of early Christianity. The most prominent early images from early Christian art depict Christ healing. This essay will examine the historical context of plagues and the Christian response to show how the healing Christ affected the security of Christian ascendency. From this study, the essay offers insight into our present pandemic context of COVID-19 and evaluates the religious response.
ISSN:2159-340X
Enthält:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00209643231165048