Jesus as Healer [Hardcover]

A readable, non-technical discussion of one important aspect of 'who Jesus was' - Jesus as healer - first published in 1997.This book presents in readable, non-technical language the findings of the latest scholarship on one important aspect of 'who Jesus was' SH Jesus as healer. It guides readers through the New Testament's portraits of Jesus, as seen by modern biblical scholarship, setting the stage for these portraits by looking at sickness and its treatment in Jesus's day. The author concludes with a carefully weighed answer to the question 'did Jesus really heal?', and offers topics for discussion and suggestions for further reading which allow the interested reader to explore the subject in more detail.This book presents in readable, non-technical language the findings of the latest scholarship on one important aspect of 'who Jesus was' SH Jesus as healer. It guides readers through the New Testament's portraits of Jesus, as seen by modern biblical scholarship, setting the stage for these portraits by looking at sickness and its treatment in Jesus's day. The author concludes with a carefully weighed answer to the question 'did Jesus really heal?', and offers topics for discussion and suggestions for further reading which allow the interested reader to explore the subject in more detail.This book presents in readable, nontechnical language the findings of the latest biblical scholarship on one important aspect of who Jesus was --Jesus as healer. It guides readers through the New Testament's portraits of Jesus, setting the stage for these portraits by looking at sickness and its treatment in Jesus' day. The author concludes with a carefully weighed answer to the question did Jesus really heal? , and offers topics for discussion and suggestions for further reading that allow the interested reader to explore the subject in more detail.Preface; 1. Jesus as healer: prologue; 2. Jesus as healer: the Gospel of Mark; 3. Jesus as healer: the Gospel of Matthew; 4. JesulS!