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Summary: Illumines Healing in the NT
Review: If you are looking for a book covering the topic of healing in the New Testament and its place in the 1st century Mediterranean world this is a good book to read. Pilch gives a general introduction to medical anthropology and then takes the reader through the development of the model being used to examine the biblical texts later in the book. He then devotes a chapter to discuss the healing stories in each of the four gospels (Acts is coupled with Luke). Through out the book his use of cultural anthropology reveals the liberation that occurred when Jesus healed the sick. For the 1st century Mediterranean world healing was less about curing and more about reintegration into society. For a collectivistic society this reintegration meant restored meaning to life. This book helps to bring out what incarnation means, wonderfully. The author's use of medical anthropology helps the reader to better understand the culture that Jesus lived in and from which the New Testament writers were writing out of. I highly recommend this book to all who are interested in ministry of Jesus.
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Summary: Fascinating
Review: This book should be very interesting to anyone who is serious about Bible study. The topic is specialized enough to keep the attention of those with expertise in Biblical scholarship, yet Pilch's writing is sufficiently jargon-free and accessible for dilettantes to enjoy. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Nothing to do with Sikhism
Review: Why is this book classified under Sikhism? It has increasingly become difficult to look for Sikh books due to the great number of non-Sikh books intentionally placed in this category.
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