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Christian Science and the Bible (A-Z entry)

Christian Science began in the United States during the latter half of the nineteenth century, appearing first as a religious teaching and later as ...

Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Circumcision (A-Z entry)

Circumcision is the ritualistic removal of the male's foreskin, practiced by many African, South American, and Middle Eastern peoples. Often performed at puberty, it ...

Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Epilepsy (A-Z entry)

Epilepsy in its grand mal or major form was a well‐known illness of the ancient world. Its frightening and bizarre nature seemed to defy ...

Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Medicine and the Bible (A-Z entry)

It is generally agreed that modern Western medicine takes its origin from two main sources, the Greek ideals enshrined in the Hippocratic tradition, to ...

Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible