JOHN 5:1-18 THE HEALING AT THE POOL: Some Narrative, Socio-Historical and Ethical Issues

This essay begins with a narrative reading of John 5:1-18 that also takes into account various socio-historical and religious aspects of the construction of disability in the Jewish world and the role of the pool of Bethesda in the healing options available to those with disabilities. Next I reflect...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neotestamentica 2005-01, Vol.39 (1), p.39-56
1. Verfasser:	Bruce, Patricia
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Christianity Communities Disabilities Exegesis and biblical criticism Gospels Healing History and sciences of religions Jewish peoples John Narratives New Testament Talmud Temples Theology
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Zusammenfassung:	This essay begins with a narrative reading of John 5:1-18 that also takes into account various socio-historical and religious aspects of the construction of disability in the Jewish world and the role of the pool of Bethesda in the healing options available to those with disabilities. Next I reflect on the lives of people with disabilities in the Judeo-Christian world and suggest that the dominant depiction in the NT texts of people with disabilities as those in need of healing is an oversimplification of their lives. The essay concludes that it is necessary to locate the presence of people with disabilities in the biblical narratives in positive and empowering ways.
ISSN:	0254-8356 0254-8356