A Public Theological Reflection on Biblical Antecedents of Protocols for Managing Pandemics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12839156 |
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| Authors | Patrick Kofi Amissah (0000-0001-9912-9514, Cardiff University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-28 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Public Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-7320 • E-ISSN: 1872-5171 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15697320-20240113 |
| OpenAlex | W4392751632 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
This article is a public theological discourse, arguing that the protocols, such as handwashing, social distancing, and face-covering, used to halt the spread of COVID -19, have biblical antecedents. Some observers contend that church leaders failed to inspire biblical hope, faith and courage when they focused on promoting the preventive protocols. It can be argued that promoting these protocols was a means of promoting biblical hope, faith, and courage in the face of the pandemic. In the Hebrew Bible, priests were commanded to wash their hands and feet before going into the tent of meeting. Isolation or quarantine was imposed on anyone with a suspected skin disease until examinations confirmed the disease or otherwise. Though these protocols were mostly for religious ceremonial and ritualistic purposes, they might have helped to halt the spread of infectious diseases. The article thus provides an exegesis of Exodus 30:17–21 and Leviticus 13:1–8, 45–46
Biblical studies · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Courage · Disease · Exegesis · Face (sociological concept · Faith · Hebrew Bible · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Jewish studies · Judaism · Pandemic · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Medicine · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Religious Studies
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