Medicine in the era of the Old Testament: From the history of hygiene and Biblical practice of healing

Authors

  • E.N. Shulga The Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Author

Keywords:

medical knowledge, regulations, prohibitions, ritual purity, hygiene, punishment, the Bible

Abstract

The article is devoted to Old Testament medicine and determination of the value of the history of medicine in the development of modern philosophy of science. The problems of health and healing in the Old Testament era were reflected in the ancient texts of the Bible and the Talmud. An emphasis is placed on the connection between religious instruction and observance of laws relating to the human body, health and attitudes toward disease,  elaborated  by  the  entire  biblical  tradition.  The  concepts  of  ritual  purity  and  personal  hygiene  are discussed  in  detail,  especially  health  practices  in  connection  with  therapeutic  agents,  which  were  used  by biblical healers.

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Published

2014-04-30

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How to Cite

Shulga, E. (2014). Medicine in the era of the Old Testament: From the history of hygiene and Biblical practice of healing. History of Medicine, 1(2). https://historymedjournal.com/HOM/index.php/medicine/article/view/233