Ab stra c t 2 While we Christia ns o fte n a sso c ia te Je sus - PDF document

Ab stra c t 2  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 o ne o f ma ny who “he a le d” a s a sig n T he He a ling o 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 Ministry o f Je sus o f tha t ha ve to sa y a b o ut the he a ling ministry o f Christia ns in the 21 st Na za re th T he Na tio na l Asso c ia tio n o f c e ntury? Catho lic Cha pla ins No ve mb e r, 2012 Presented by: Rev. Stephen J. Lampe, S.S.L., S.T.D. 1 3 4 Je sus, the he a le r 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 A he lpful Co mpe ting wo rld 5 6 b ib lio g ra phy vie ws?  Malina , Bruc e . T  T  T he anc ient wor ld he moder n wor ld he New T estament Wor ld: b e lie ve d tha t all b e lie ve s tha t muc h o f Insights fr om Cultur al Anthr opology . L o uisville : tha t ha ppe ne d, wha t ha ppe ns, We stminste r/ Jo hn K no x Pre ss, 2001. inc luding illne ss, inc luding illne ss, is  Ne yre y, Je ro me H., e dito r. T he Soc ial Wor ld of wa s dire c tly dire c tly re la te d to L uke-Ac ts: Models for Interpr etation . re la te d to the will unde rsta nda b le Pe a b o d y: He ndric kso n Publishe rs, 1991. o f the fa te s o r the c a use s, suc h a s viruse s, g o ds physic al c o nditio ns, o r  Pilc h, Jo hn J. a nd Bruc e Malina . Handbook of o the r e xte rna l c a use s Biblic al Soc ial Value s . Pe a b o dy: He ndric kso n Publishe rs, 1993, 1998. NACC No ve mb e r 2012 Audio Co nfe re nc e s T he He a ling Ministry o f Je sus o f Na za re th 1

7 Sic kne ss De finitio n o f Sic kne ss is de fine d in its Ge ne ra l b ro a de st te rms a s “re al misfo rtune in the re alm o f c o nc e pts huma n we llb e ing .” (“He a ling ” in Handbook of Biblic al Soc ial Huma n we llb e ing is a c o nc e pt in Value s , p. 103) 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 8 a g e to a g e . I llne ss Dise a se I llne ss is a no the r wa y to de sc rib e Dise a se is a mo de rn c o nc e pt tha t the pa tho lo g ic a l sta te , b ut it no w “re fle c ts the We ste rn, sc ie ntific se rve s a s a n umb re lla te rm to pe rspe c tive a nd de sc rib e s “inte rpre t misfo rtune s in huma n a b no rma litie s in the struc ture o r we llb e ing b e yo nd pa tho lo g ic a l func tio n o f o rg a n syste ms. T he se sta te s.” I n this wa y, “illne ss…re fle c ts pa tho lo g ic a l sta te s do e xist, a so c ia l a nd c ultura l vie w o f whe the r o r no t c ulture s re c o g nize so c ia lly disva lue d sta te s a nd the m…T o c ure the dise a se o ne inc lude s mo re tha n wha t sc ie nc e e mplo ys sc ie ntific inte rve ntio ns b y ide ntifie s a s dise a se .” (“He a ling ,” in spe c ia lists.” (“He a ling ” in Handbook of Biblic al Soc ial Value s , Handbook of Biblic al Soc ial p. 103) 9 Value s , p. 103) 10 11 He a ling Cure He aling is de fine d “a s the  Cure is a te rm use d b y me dic al re sto ra tio n o f me a ning in life a nthro po lo g ists who “de fine c ure whe the r o r no t the dise a se is a s the e limina tio n o f dise a se .” A a ffe c te d , tha t is, whe the r o r c ure is a ve ry ra re o c c urre nc e . no t the physic al c o nditio n is (“He a ling ” in Handbook of Biblic al impro ve d.” (“He aling ” in Soc ial Value s , p. 102) Handbook of Biblic al Soc ial Value s , p. 103) 12 NACC No ve mb e r 2012 Audio Co nfe re nc e s T he He a ling Ministry o f Je sus o f Na za re th 2

14 T wo diffe re nt wo rld vie ws NTWor ld Mode r n Wor ld  Huma n a c tivity – sta te o f  Huma n a c tivity – sta te o f b e ing a c tivity  Re la tio nships –  Re la tio nships – individua l Pro pe r Huma n We llb e ing c o mmuna l  T ime – future o rie nte d Pro pe r huma n we llb e ing (a ka  T ime – pre se nt o rie nte d  Huma nity a nd the fo rc e s o f “he a lth) “is a c o nditio n tha t a llo ws  Huma nity a nd the fo rc e s a pe rso n to fully pa rtic ipa te in na ture – to b e ma ste re d o f na ture – a t the ir me rc y c ultura l a c tivitie s.” (“He a ling ,” in  Huma n na ture – ne utra l o r Handbook of Biblic al Soc ial  Huma n na ture – mixture c o rre c ta b le Values , p. 102) o f g o o d a nd e vil 13 15 16 He a ling a nd Ho ni, the Circ le Dra we r He a le rs in the Ho ni wa s a Ga lile a n te a c he r Bib lic a l Wo rld o f the c e ntury Who he als? b e fo re Je sus’ b irth. He wa s Ho w do the y he al? fa mo us fo r his Who m do the y he a l? pra ye r fo r ra in Wha t do e s the he aling me a n? 17 18 Apo llo nius Ha nina b e n o f T ya na Do sa L iving just a fte r the A c o nte mpo ra ry o f time o f Je sus, Je sus, Apo llo nius Ha nina b e n Do sa wa s a ne o - c a use d the ra in to Pytha g o re a n fall, he ale d the te a c he r who sic k, a nd he ale d the sic k, c o nfro nte d c a st o ut de mo ns, de mo ns. He wa s a nd ra ise d the c alle d the So n o f de a d Go d. NACC No ve mb e r 2012 Audio Co nfe re nc e s T he He a ling Ministry o f Je sus o f Na za re th 3

19 20 E xo rc isms Je sus, the He a le r T he de mo nia c in the syna g o g ue a t Ca pe rna um I n spe a king o f T he Ge ra se ne de mo nia c Je sus’ he aling T he po sse sse d b o y ministry, we must disting uish T he mute (a nd b lind? ) b e twe e n diffe re nt de mo nia c type s o f he a ling : T he mute de mo nia c e xo rc isms, he aling s, Ma ry Ma g da le ne a nd ra ising fro m the de a d T he da ug hte r o f the Syro pho e nic ia n wo ma n He a ling s 21 22 Ra ising fro m the de a d 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) T he ra ising o f Ja irus’ da ug hte r He a ling s o f the b lind (3 sto rie s) T he ra ising o f the so n He a ling s o f le pe rs (2 sto rie s) o f the wido w o n Na in Va rio us individua l he a ling s: T he ra ising o f L a za rus a fe ve r; a he mo rrha g e ; dro psy; de a fne ss; the T he a ffirma tio n tha t he a ling o f se ve re d e a r the “de a d a re ra ise d” T he he a ling o f the c e nturio n’ s se rva nt Who m did 23 24 Je sus he a l? Co nc lusio n o n T ho se who se pro pe r huma n we llb e ing ha d Je sus’ he a ling b e e n c o mpro mise d T ho se re duc e d to te c hniq ue b e g g ing I n c o ntra st to o the r “he a le rs” T ho se pe rc e ive d a s who se he aling ministry wa s sinne rs usually de sc ribe d a s T ho se who we re fe a re d “inte rc e sso ry pra ye r,” Je sus’ he aling ministry wa s ma rke d b y T ho se una b le to jo in the c o mmunity in wo rship vivid a c tio n. NACC No ve mb e r 2012 Audio Co nfe re nc e s T he He a ling Ministry o f Je sus o f Na za re th 4

Why did Je sus 25 26 T he c o lla te ra l e ffe c ts o f he a l? Je sus’ he a ling  I  T  T t wa s e xpe c te d o f e ve ry g re a t o c o nfro nt o he a l re lig io us le a de r the re lig io us so c ie ty  I t wa s a ma nife sta tio n o f the a utho ritie s K ing do m a nd a pro phe tic sig n  T o te a c h the  I t wa s the e mb o dime nt o f Go d’ s c o mpa ssio n disc iple s 28 Je sus’ He a ling Ministry T he He a ling Ministry o f Je sus Old T e sta me nt a nte c e de nts: Se ssio n I I Ab ra ha m, Mo se s, E lija h a nd E lisha , a nd the pro phe tic tra ditio n 27 Ab ra ha m: a n e xa mple o f Mo se s, the inte rc e sso ry he a le r o f a pra ye r? le pe r? Ge ne sis 18:16-33 a nd Numb e rs 12:13 Ge ne sis 20:1-18 29 30 NACC No ve mb e r 2012 Audio Co nfe re nc e s T he He a ling Ministry o f Je sus o f Na za re th 5