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T he He a ling Ministry o f Je sus o f Na za re th

T he Na tio na l Asso c ia tio n o f Catho lic Cha pla ins No ve mb e r, 2012 Presented by: Rev. Stephen J. Lampe, S.S.L., S.T.D. 2

Ab stra c t

While we Christia ns o fte n a sso c ia te Je sus with mira c ulo us he aling s, wha t e xa c tly do we ima g ine ? Who m did Je sus he al a nd why? Ca n we sa y wha t re ally ha ppe ne d? And wa s Je sus re ally tha t uniq ue ? Or wa s he

• ne o f ma ny who “he a le d” a s a sig n
• f his a utho rity a s a re lig io us le a de r?

And ultima te ly, wha t do e s a ny o f tha t ha ve to sa y a b o ut the he a ling ministry o f Christia ns in the 21st c e ntury?

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Je sus, the he a le r

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He a ling mira c le s a nd the mo de rn mind

T he re is no e a sy c o rre spo nde nc e b e twe e n sic kne ss a s it wa s vie we d in the a nc ie nt wo rld a nd the wa y tha t it is vie we d in c o nte mpo ra ry so c ie ty

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Co mpe ting wo rld vie ws?

T

he anc ient wor ld

b e lie ve d tha t all tha t ha ppe ne d, inc luding illne ss, wa s dire c tly re la te d to the will

• f the fa te s o r the

g o ds T

he moder n wor ld

b e lie ve s tha t muc h o f wha t ha ppe ns, inc luding illne ss, is dire c tly re la te d to unde rsta nda b le c a use s, suc h a s viruse s, physic al c o nditio ns, o r

• the r e xte rna l c a use s

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A he lpful b ib lio g ra phy

Malina , Bruc e . T

he New T estament Wor ld: Insights fr

• m Cultur

al Anthr

• pology. L
• uisville :

We stminste r/ Jo hn K no x Pre ss, 2001. Ne yre y, Je ro me H., e dito r. T

he Soc ial Wor ld of L uke-Ac ts: Models for Interpr etation.

Pe a b o d y: He ndric kso n Publishe rs, 1991. Pilc h, Jo hn J. a nd Bruc e Malina . Handbook of

Biblic al Soc ial Value s. Pe a b o dy:

He ndric kso n Publishe rs, 1993, 1998.

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De finitio n o f Ge ne ra l c o nc e pts

Huma n we llb e ing is a c o nc e pt in e ve ry a g e , b ut ho w it is de fine d diffe rs fro m c ulture to c ulture a nd a g e to a g e .

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Sic kne ss

Sic kne ss is de fine d in its b ro a de st te rms a s “re al misfo rtune in the re alm o f huma n we llb e ing .” (“He a ling ” in Handbook of Biblic al Soc ial

Value s, p. 103)

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Dise a se

Dise a se is a mo de rn c o nc e pt tha t “re fle c ts the We ste rn, sc ie ntific pe rspe c tive a nd de sc rib e s a b no rma litie s in the struc ture o r func tio n o f o rg a n syste ms. T he se pa tho lo g ic a l sta te s do e xist, whe the r o r no t c ulture s re c o g nize the m…T

• c ure the dise a se o ne

e mplo ys sc ie ntific inte rve ntio ns b y spe c ia lists.” (“He a ling ” in

Handbook of Biblic al Soc ial Value s, p. 103)

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I llne ss

I llne ss is a no the r wa y to de sc rib e the pa tho lo g ic a l sta te , b ut it no w se rve s a s a n umb re lla te rm to “inte rpre t misfo rtune s in huma n we llb e ing b e yo nd pa tho lo g ic a l sta te s.” I n this wa y, “illne ss…re fle c ts a so c ia l a nd c ultura l vie w o f so c ia lly disva lue d sta te s a nd inc lude s mo re tha n wha t sc ie nc e ide ntifie s a s dise a se .” (“He a ling ,” in

Handbook of Biblic al Soc ial Value s,

• p. 103)

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Cure

Cure is a te rm use d b y me dic al a nthro po lo g ists who “de fine c ure a s the e limina tio n o f dise a se .” A c ure is a ve ry ra re o c c urre nc e . (“He a ling ” in Handbook of Biblic al

Soc ial Value s, p. 102)

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He a ling

He aling is de fine d “a s the re sto ra tio n o f me a ning in life whe the r o r no t the dise a se is a ffe c te d , tha t is, whe the r o r no t the physic al c o nditio n is impro ve d.” (“He aling ” in

Handbook of Biblic al Soc ial Value s, p. 103)

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Pro pe r Huma n We llb e ing

Pro pe r huma n we llb e ing (a ka “he a lth) “is a c o nditio n tha t a llo ws a pe rso n to fully pa rtic ipa te in c ultura l a c tivitie s.” (“He a ling ,” in

Handbook of Biblic al Soc ial Values, p. 102)

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T wo diffe re nt wo rld vie ws

NTWor ld

 Huma n a c tivity – sta te o f b e ing  Re la tio nships – c o mmuna l  T ime – pre se nt o rie nte d  Huma nity a nd the fo rc e s

• f na ture – a t the ir me rc y

 Huma n na ture – mixture

• f g o o d a nd e vil

Mode r n Wor ld

 Huma n a c tivity – sta te o f a c tivity  Re la tio nships – individua l  T ime – future o rie nte d  Huma nity a nd the fo rc e s o f na ture – to b e ma ste re d  Huma n na ture – ne utra l o r c o rre c ta b le

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He a ling a nd He a le rs in the Bib lic a l Wo rld

Who he als? Ho w do the y he al? Who m do the y he a l? Wha t do e s the he aling me a n?

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Ho ni, the Circ le Dra we r

Ho ni wa s a Ga lile a n te a c he r

• f the c e ntury

b e fo re Je sus’ b irth. He wa s fa mo us fo r his pra ye r fo r ra in

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Ha nina b e n Do sa

L iving just a fte r the time o f Je sus, Ha nina b e n Do sa c a use d the ra in to fall, he ale d the sic k, a nd c o nfro nte d de mo ns. He wa s c alle d the So n o f Go d.

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Apo llo nius

• f T

ya na

A c o nte mpo ra ry o f Je sus, Apo llo nius wa s a ne o - Pytha g o re a n te a c he r who he ale d the sic k, c a st o ut de mo ns, a nd ra ise d the de a d

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Je sus, the He a le r

I n spe a king o f Je sus’ he aling ministry, we must disting uish b e twe e n diffe re nt type s o f he a ling : e xo rc isms, he aling s, a nd ra ising fro m the de a d

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E xo rc isms

T he de mo nia c in the syna g o g ue a t Ca pe rna um T he Ge ra se ne de mo nia c T he po sse sse d b o y T he mute (a nd b lind? ) de mo nia c T he mute de mo nia c Ma ry Ma g da le ne T he da ug hte r o f the Syro pho e nic ia n wo ma n

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He a ling s

He a ling s o f tho se who suffe r fro m pa ra lysis o r withe re d limb s (4-5 sto rie s) He a ling s o f the b lind (3 sto rie s) He a ling s o f le pe rs (2 sto rie s) Va rio us individua l he a ling s: a fe ve r; a he mo rrha g e ; dro psy; de a fne ss; the he a ling o f se ve re d e a r T he he a ling o f the c e nturio n’ s se rva nt

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Ra ising fro m the de a d

T he ra ising o f Ja irus’ da ug hte r T he ra ising o f the so n

• f the wido w o n Na in

T he ra ising o f L a za rus T he a ffirma tio n tha t the “de a d a re ra ise d”

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Co nc lusio n o n Je sus’ he a ling te c hniq ue

I n c o ntra st to o the r “he a le rs” who se he aling ministry wa s usually de sc ribe d a s “inte rc e sso ry pra ye r,” Je sus’ he aling ministry wa s ma rke d b y vivid a c tio n.

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Who m did Je sus he a l?

T ho se who se pro pe r huma n we llb e ing ha d b e e n c o mpro mise d T ho se re duc e d to b e g g ing T ho se pe rc e ive d a s sinne rs T ho se who we re fe a re d T ho se una b le to jo in the c o mmunity in wo rship

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T he c o lla te ra l e ffe c ts o f Je sus’ he a ling

T

• c o nfro nt

the re lig io us a utho ritie s

T

• te a c h the

disc iple s

T

• he a l

so c ie ty

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Why did Je sus he a l?

I t wa s e xpe c te d o f e ve ry g re a t re lig io us le a de r I t wa s a ma nife sta tio n o f the K ing do m a nd a pro phe tic sig n I t wa s the e mb o dime nt o f Go d’ s c o mpa ssio n

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T he He a ling Ministry o f Je sus

Se ssio n I I

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Je sus’ He a ling Ministry

Old T e sta me nt a nte c e de nts: Ab ra ha m, Mo se s, E lija h a nd E lisha , a nd the pro phe tic tra ditio n

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Ab ra ha m: a n e xa mple o f inte rc e sso ry pra ye r?

Ge ne sis 18:16-33 a nd Ge ne sis 20:1-18

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Mo se s, the he a le r o f a le pe r?

Numb e rs 12:13

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E lija h a nd E lisha : Go d’ s wa rrio r pro phe ts

1 K ing s 17 – 2 K ing s 13

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I sa ia h’ s visio n o f Go d’ s ne w c re a tio n

I sa ia h 40-55; the so ng s o f the Se rva nt; I sa ia h 65

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Sa mple s o f Je sus’ he a ling ministry

T he de mo nia c in the Syna g o g ue a t Ca pe rna um T he wo ma n b e nt o ve r Blind Ba rtima e us T he he a ling o f 10 L e pe rs T he wo ma n with the he mo rrha g e

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He a ling o f the de mo nia c in the Syna g o g ue a t Ca pe rna um

…Je sus re buke d him, sa ying , “Be sile nt, a nd c o me o ut o f him! And the unc le a n spirit, c o nvulsing him a nd c rying with a lo ud vo ic e , c a me o ut o f

• him. And all we re

a ma ze d…(Ma rk 1:23- 28; L uke 4:33-37)

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T he he a ling o f the wo ma n b e nt

• ve r

And whe n Je sus sa w he r, he c alle d he r a nd sa id to he r, “Wo ma n, yo u a re fre e d fro m yo ur infirmity.” And he la id his ha nds upo n he r, a nd imme dia te ly she wa s ma de stra ig ht, a nd she pra ise d Go d.” (L uke 13:10-17)

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T he he a ling o f b lind Ba rtima e us

And Je sus sto ppe d a nd said, “Ca ll him.” And the y c a lle d the b lind ma n, sa ying to him, “T a ke he a rt; rise , he is c alling yo u.” And thro wing o ff his mantle he spra ng up a nd c a me to Je sus. And Je sus said to him, “Wha t do yo u wa nt me to do fo r yo u? ” And the b lind ma n said to him, “Maste r, le t me re c e ive my sig ht.” And Je sus said to him, “Go yo ur wa y; yo ur faith ha s ma de yo u we ll.” (Ma rk 1:46-52; Ma tt 9:27-31; 20:29-34; L uke 18:35-43)

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T he c le a nsing o f te n le pe rs

As he e nte re d a villa g e , he wa s me t b y te n le pe rs, who sto o d a t a dista nc e a nd lifte d up the ir vo ic e s a nd sa id, “Je sus, Ma ste r, ha ve me rc y o n us.” Whe n he sa w the m he said to the m, “Go d a nd sho w yo urse lve s to the prie sts.” And a s the y we nt the y we re c le a nse d. T he n o ne o f the m, whe n he sa w tha t he wa s he a le d, turne d b a c k, praising Go d with a lo ud vo ic e . (L uke 17:11-19)

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He a ling o f the wo ma n with a he mo rrha g e

She ha d he a rd re po rts a b o ut Je sus, a nd c a me up b e hind him in the c ro wd a nd to uc he d his g a rme nt. F

• r she sa id,

“I f I to uc h e ve n his g a rme nts, I shall b e ma de we ll.” And imme dia te ly the he mo rrha g e c e a se d; a nd she fe lt in he r b o dy tha t she wa s he a le d o f he r dise a se . (Ma rk 5:21-43; Ma tt 9:18-26; L uke 8:40-56)

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Ra ising fro m the de a d

Ra ising the da ug hte r o f Ja irus (Ma rk 5:21- 43); ra ising the so n o f the wido w o f Na in (L uke 7:11-17); ra ising L a za rus (Jo hn 11:1- 45)

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Co nc lusio ns re g a rding Je sus’ he a ling ministry I

A. Je sus’ he a ling s flo we d fro m his me ssa g e

• f the K

ing do m o f Go d B. Je sus did no t just inte rc e de thro ug h pra ye r, his he a ling ministry wa s fille d with a c tio n a nd physic ality C. Je sus mo stly he ale d a s the re sult o f faith

• n the pa rt o f the o ne who so ug ht to be

he a le d, o r so ug ht he a ling o n b e ha lf o f a no the r

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Co nc lusio ns re g a rding Je sus’ he a ling ministry I I

D. Je sus’ he a ling did mo re tha n simply e liminate illne ss; it re sto re d the individual to a state o f pro pe r huma n we llb e ing E . Je sus he a ling e xte nde d to the la rg e r c o nte xt o f the c o mmunity, with a spe c ia l e mpha sis o n wo rship (g lo rifying Go d) F . Je sus ra re ly he a le d in private c o nte xts, e mpha sizing the pro pe r c o mmuna l nature

• f he a ling

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He a ling within the Christia n c o mmunity

T he Go spe ls; the L e tte rs o f Pa ul; the L e tte r o f Ja me s

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Je sus se nt o ut his disc iple s to pre pa re the wa y

Se nt o ut in pairs, he g a ve the m “a utho rity o ve r unc le a n spirits, to c a st the m o ut, a nd to he a l e ve ry dise a se a nd e ve ry infirmity.” T his he a ling ministry wa s c lo se ly a sso c iate d with the ir pre a c hing ministry: “And pre a c h a s yo u g o , sa ying , ‘ T he K ing do m o f He a ve n is a t ha nd.’ He a l the sic k, ra ise the de a d, c le a nse le pe rs, c a st o ut de mo ns.” (Ma tt 10:1.7-8)

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Pa ul’ s g ifts o f the Ho ly Spirit

 “Do e s the n the o ne who supplie s the Spirit to yo u a nd wo rks mig hty de e ds a mo ng yo u do so fro m wo rks o f the la w o r fro m fa ith in wha t yo u ha ve he a rd? ” (Ga l 3:5)  “By the po we r o f sig ns a nd wo nde rs, b y the po we r o f the Spirit o f Go d…” (Ro ma ns 15:19)

 “the re a re diffe re nt kinds o f spiritua l gifts b ut the sa me Spirit; the re a re diffe re nt fo rms o f se rvic e but the sa me L

• rd; the re a re

diffe re nt wo rking s b ut the sa me Go d who pro duc e s a ll o f the m in e ve ryo ne . T

• e a c h individua l the

ma nife sta tio n o f the Spirit is g ive n fo r so me b e ne fit…to a no the r faith b y the sa me Spirit; to a no the r g ifts o f he a ling by the o ne Spirit; (1 Co r 12:4-7.9)

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Ja me s 5:14-16

“I s a nyo ne a mo ng yo u suffe ring ? He sho uld pra y. I s a nyo ne in g o o d spirits? He sho uld sing pra ise . I s a nyo ne a mo ng yo u sic k? He sho uld summo n the pre sb yte rs o f the c hurc h, a nd the y sho uld pra y

• ve r him a nd a no int him with o il in the na me o f the L
• rd, a nd the

pra ye r o f fa ith will save the sic k pe rso n, a nd the L

• rd will ra ise him
• up. I

f he has c o mmitte d a ny sins, he will b e fo rg ive n. T he re fo re , c o nfe ss yo ur sins to o ne a no the r a nd pra y fo r o ne a no the r, that yo u ma y b e he ale d. T he fe rve nt pra ye r o f a rig hte o us pe rso n is ve ry po we rful.”

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L e sso ns fro m Je sus’ he a ling ministry fo r a Christia n ministry o f he a ling

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I nsig hts g a ine d

L e a rn fro m the diffe re nc e s b e twe e n the pe rc e ptio ns o f illne ss a s he ld b y a nc ie nt so c ie tie s a nd tho se he ld b y mo de rn so c ie tie s T a ke a c c o unt o f ho w the “sic k” a re pe rc e ive d b y o the rs a nd ho w the y pe rc e ive the mse lve s F

• c us o n the b ro a de r c o nte xt

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I nsig hts g a ine d I I

Ritua ls a nd c irc umsta nc e s that e ng a g e the pub lic nature o f he aling c a n e mpha size the inte rc o nne c tio n a nd “he al” b o th pa rtie s T he re is a c o nsta nt ne e d fo r c a te c he sis a mo ng the faithful Just a s Je sus’ he a ling ministry c o nsta ntly ra n up a g ainst so c ie tal b o unda rie s a nd ta bo o s, so to o Christia n ministry to da y will like ly run up a g a inst mo de rn b o unda rie s a nd ta b o o s

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I nsig hts g a ine d I I I

Christia n ministry ne e ds to b e ro o te d in the sa me kind o f mo tiva tio n a nd re a so n fo r b e ing a s wa s the ministry o f Je sus: c o mpa ssio n, K ing do m va lue s, a nd a re spo nse to fa ith Christia n ministry o f he a ling , whic h is a n e xte nsio n o f Je sus’ o wn ministry ne e ds to tra in its e ye o n the b ro a de r a g e nda , e spe c ia lly whe n the re is no “c ure ” to b e ha d