Synopsis: Health is God's original created intent: whole persons,
healthy relationships, a thriving environment, and ongoing
interaction with himself. In the Bible, human health is body-based,
community-based, and deeply integrated in a relationship with God's
creating Spirit. The Pentateuch, prophets, writings, Gospels, and
epistles all are deeply, if not primarily, concerned with the
ongoing and ultimate health of God's good creation. Scripture also
has a wide perspective on the disruption of human health. It deals
with the human tendency to violence, corruption, and
self-destructive behaviors. The recently renewed interest in
health, vitality, and spirituality of all kinds has led to this
articulation of a biblical spirituality in relation to human
health. Surprisingly, when we look for spirituality in the Bible,
we find real and embodied relationships. Everyone is for health and
for the restoration of health. But what are health and healing? How
does the Bible describe or define them? Here is the result of ten
years of conversations with health care professionals in a master's
course on biblical perspectives on health and healing. The biblical
witness can transform the way we practice the healing arts. This
book provides a biblical foundation for health and its restoration.
Endorsements: "This is a rare book, a theologically savvy, solidly
biblical, and deeply integrative contribution to faith and health.
Grounded especially in Old Testament Scripture, this profound study
of embodied human health will challenge and inform anyone involved
in health care professions, churches, and theological study of the
human person." --Joel B. Green, professor of New Testament
Interpretation at Fuller Theological Seminary "Bruckner, a seasoned
biblical scholar, offers here a teaching book in the best
sense--one that students of the Bible, those in the healing
professions, and general readers will turn to for its wisdom and
its scholarly, theological, pastoral, and human insights. The book
inevitably becomes an outline of biblical theology as a whole, as a
careful study of biblical healing must. The God of the Bible is a
God of healing, and Bruckner's book helps us meet and know that
God." --Frederick J. Gaiser, professor of Old Testament at Luther
Seminary Author Biography: James K. Bruckner is Professor of Old
Testament at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago. He is the
author of commentaries on Exodus (2008) and on Jonah, Nahum,
Habakkuk, and Zephaniah (2004) as well as of Implied Law in the
Abraham Narrative (2001).
General
Imprint: |
Wipf & Stock Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2012 |
First published: |
June 2012 |
Authors: |
James K. Bruckner
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
258 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61097-947-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-61097-947-8 |
Barcode: |
9781610979474 |
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