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The Poor, the Crippled, the Blind, and the Lame: Physical and Sensory Disability in the Gospels of the New Testament

by Louise A. Gosbell

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
  • 15.5 x 23.2 x 2.3 cm

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The New Testament gospels feature numerous social exchanges between Jesus and people with various physical and sensory disabilities. Despite this, traditional biblical scholarship has not seen these people as agents in their own right but existing only to highlight the actions of Jesus as a miracle worker. In this study, Louise A. Gosbell uses disability as a lens through which to explore a number of these passages anew. Using the cultural model of disability as the theoretical basis, she explores the way that the gospel writers, as with other writers of the ancient world, used the language of disability as a means of understanding, organising, and interpreting the experiences of humanity. Her investigation highlights the ways in which the gospel writers reinforce and reflect, as well as subvert, culturally-driven constructions of disability in the ancient world.
The Poor, the Crippled, the Blind, and the Lame: Physical and Sensory Disability in the Gospels of the New Testament and John for Everyone Part 1 : Chapters 1-10
John for Everyone Part 1 : Chapters 1-10The Poor, the Crippled, the Blind, and the Lame: Physical and Sensory Disability in the Gospels of the New Testament

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Mohr Siebeck

  • Published

    June 2018

  • Weight

    659g

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.2 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9783161551321

  • ISBN-10

    316155132X

  • Eden Code

    4708203

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