Healing, Weakness and Power
Overview
Healing by Jesus and the apostles is not a popular subject for biblical studies today, but the importance of healing in the first-century eastern Roman Empire was enormous. In the New Testament writings of Mark, Luke, and Paul we find considerable variation in their use of divine healing. In this book, Audrey Dawson combines detailed biblical study with her insights from her medical practice.
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- Examination on the subject of healing in the New Testament
- Presentation of the general perspectives of Mark, Luke, and Paul
- Insights from the author’s experience in her medical practice
Top Highlights
“There is modern agreement that demons were seen then as causing at least some illnesses, though Yamauchi persuasively argues against the idea that ancients believed all disease was attributable to them.” (Page 14)
“rebuked the demons in a manner that was exceptional only in that he used his own words of command (1:25; 5:8; 9:25” (Page 88)
“required. In the healing situation, he did not need to come before God as suppliant in order to heal.” (Page 89)
Sane and insightful…
—I. Howard Marshall, Emeritus Professor of New Testament Exegesis and Honorary Research Professor, University of Aberdeen
- Title: Healing, Weakness and Power
- Author: Audrey Dawson
- Publisher: Paternoster Press
- Publication Date: 2008
- Pages: 350