The Eleventh Plague: Jews and Pandemics from the Bible to Covid-19 Brown
The Eleventh Plague: Jews and Pandemics from the Bible to Covid-19 Brown A physician and historian of science and medicine at the National Institute of Health tells the hidden story of how plagues…
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The Eleventh Plague: Jews and Pandemics from the Bible to Covid-19 Brown
A physician and historian of science and medicine at the National Institute of Health tells the hidden story of how plagues and pandemics shaped the history of the Jewish people.Plagues, pandemics, and infectious diseases have shaped the history of the Jewish people. For the Talmudic Sages infectious diseases were part of the fundamental fabric of God's created world. Of course, there were the ten biblical plagues that famously smote the Egyptians--from the rain of frogs to the deaths of the firstborn--but that is just the start of the story.
A counter-magic developed to combat them. In later times, however, disease was often thought to be caused by malign spells and incantations. Amulets were deployed and miracle workers sought out.
Surprisingly, JeremyBrown shows, Jews sometimes even visited Christian shrines and beseeched the intervention of their saints.
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