"Like, the Babylonians, the Jews attributed healing and sickness to God" (Sulmasy p. 49). On p 52., we read about the Deuteronomic retribution, a theme that repeatedly recurs in the Hebrew Scriptures, as the ancients attempted to find reasons and meaning for evil and suffering. Illness was considered a result of sin that could be attributed to the person or his/her ancestors. Disease and misfortune were a test of faithfulness to God. Today, we have scientific explanations for sickness, maladies and death. Unfortunately, not all people are so enlightened. Some hold to the Deuteronomic retribution and offers it as rational and justification for medical problems. Provide an example of a contemporary illness that has been attributed to divine wrath and an explanation offered by those who claim the illnesses are punishments from God.
Each religion has so many myths associated with it. Like for us Indians there are many of them too. I remember the last year wen i was detected with Chicken pox, the first thing that my grandmother said that i had disregarded the goddess of Wisdom and cool. She said since I lit a Diya, which is like a candle during the day we were strictly asked to avoid any such kind of activity in regards and love for the goddess, that is her way of punishing those who do not abide by the rules of the clan. But I personally believe that these are all her ways of contemplating the reality and the truth is something else only. I think during teh old times people were not aware of the scientific reasons that caused these diseases so they used the old myths to believe in teh reasons for these issues in people.
"Like, the Babylonians, the Jews attributed healing and sickness to God" (Sulmasy p. 49). On p...