Illness theodicies in the New Testament
The New Testament writers advocate or at least mention six different religious explanations for the origin of sickness. First, Satan may thus victimize the innocent. Second, God may send sickness as a punishment for the sufferer's sins. Third, God may send sickness to punish one's parents&...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[1986]
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Journal of religion and health
Anno: 1986, Volume: 25, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: 309-315 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Previous Life
B Subsequent Healing B Religious Explanation |
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| Riepilogo: | The New Testament writers advocate or at least mention six different religious explanations for the origin of sickness. First, Satan may thus victimize the innocent. Second, God may send sickness as a punishment for the sufferer's sins. Third, God may send sickness to punish one's parents' sins. Fourth, God may so punish one's own sins committed in a previous life. Fifth, God may inflict illness in order to show his power by subsequent healing. Sixth, God may inflict illness in order to show his power by sustaining the sufferer through the illness instead of healing it. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF01534069 |