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Episode 27: Helen Rhee - Illness, Pain and Healthcare in Early Christianity
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Patrick speaks with Professor Helen Rhee of Westmont College about her new book which explores how early Christians thought about health and sickness and also the cultural influences on their understandings. Topics of conversation include retributive sickness, Galen's influence on Christianity and Helen's own extraordinary encounter with the miraculous.
Link to the book discussed in the episode:
https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/7684/illness-pain-and-health-care-in-early-christianity.aspx
To support the podcast:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bibleology
Link to Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Bibleology01
Enquiries? Contact bibleology01@gmail.com
30 episodes
Manage episode 353566841 series 3289982
Patrick speaks with Professor Helen Rhee of Westmont College about her new book which explores how early Christians thought about health and sickness and also the cultural influences on their understandings. Topics of conversation include retributive sickness, Galen's influence on Christianity and Helen's own extraordinary encounter with the miraculous.
Link to the book discussed in the episode:
https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/7684/illness-pain-and-health-care-in-early-christianity.aspx
To support the podcast:
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bibleology
Link to Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Bibleology01
Enquiries? Contact bibleology01@gmail.com
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