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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主要作者: Jefferson, Lee M. (Author)
格式: 电子 文件
语言:English
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出版: 2023
In: Interpretation
Year: 2023, 卷: 77, 发布: 3, Pages: 233-245
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B 基督教 / COVID-19 / Pandemie / 古典时代
IxTheo Classification:FD Contextual theology
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
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总结: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
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00209643231165048