Open AccessHealth and healing in new testament times: Historical understanding and the health care debate
Author(s) -
Pieter Botha
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
health sa gesondheid
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2071-9736
pISSN - 1025-9848
DOI - 10.4102/hsag.v1i2.289
Subject(s) - new testament , health care , theology , philosophy , political science , law
In this article an overview is given of assumptions about health and illness as well as healing practices in the antiquity Mediterranean world, especially the New-Testament era.
Opsomming
'n Oorsigtelike bespreking van opvattinge oor gesondheid en siekte asook van genesingspraktyke in die antieke Mediterreense wereld, veral die Nuwe-Testamentiese era, word in hierdie artikel aangebied.
*Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text