Cleansed Lepers, Cleansed Hearts Charles Patrick Neimeyer Engaging the Passion is unique

Engaging the Passion is unique in its breadth and rare in the diverse voices of its contributors

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Cleansed Lepers, Cleansed Hearts Charles Patrick Neimeyer Engaging the Passion is uniqueIllnesses are perceived and understood differently across cultures and over time. Traditional interpretations of New Testament texts frame the affliction lepra ("leprosy") as addressed either by ritual cleansing or miraculous healing. But as Pamela Shellberg shows, these interpretations are limited because they shift modern ideas of "leprosy" to a first century context without regard for how the ancients themselves thought about lepra. Reading ancient