The Healing Christ in Pandemics: Then and Now

The context of illness, plagues, and healing in early Christianity and late antiquity was a factor in the growth and expansion of early Christianity. The most prominent early images from early Christian art depict Christ healing. This essay will examine the historical context of plagues and the Chri...

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Main Author: Jefferson, Lee M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2023
In: Interpretation
Year: 2023, Volume: 77, Issue: 3, Pages: 233-245
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Christianity / COVID-19 (Disease) / Pandemic / Classical antiquity
IxTheo Classification:FD Contextual theology
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
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