Israel`s Divine Healer
- Chicago Loyola University Press 1995
- 462p
includes index and biblioraphy
Purpose 19 Methodology 21 The Old Testament Language of Healing 25 The Old Testament Terminology for Sickness 36 A Note on the Literature Cited 37 Human Physicians and Healing Deities 39 Introduction and General 39 Human Physicians 40 Healing Deities 53 A Sampling of Jewish and Christian Views on Human and Divine Healing 60 Israel`s Divine Healer in the Torah and Historical Books 67 Introduction: One God, One Healer 67 Foundations in the Torah 69 Divine Smiting and Healing in the Historical Books 99 Israel`s Divine Healer in Poetry and Wisdom Literature 119 The Book of Psalms 119 The Book of Proverbs 157 The Book of Job 165 The Book of Ecclesiastes The Prophets and the Restoration of Israel "Sin-Sick" Israel and Its "Healing" "Healing" in Hosea "Healing" in Jeremiah "Healing" in Isaiah Faithless Shepherds and the "Healing" of the Flock The Final "Healing" of the Nations and Israel The Prophets and the Nations Israel`s Eschatological "Healing" Sickness, Satan, Sin, and Suffering Sickness and Satan, Demons and Disease Sickness and Sin Sickness and Suffering Healing in the New Testament as a Paradigm for the Relationship Between the Testaments