Compassion for the Marginalized: How Jesus's Healing Ministry can be a Model for Christian Healthcare Professionals

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dc.contributor.advisorParsons, Mikeal Carl, 1957-
dc.contributor.authorHerrera, Adriana
dc.contributor.departmentBiology.en_US
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-23T14:20:51Z
dc.date.available2019-05-23T14:20:51Z
dc.date.copyright2019
dc.date.issued2019-05-23
dc.description.abstractMany modern-day, Christian health professionals describe their work as a ministry—a way to share the gospel, even if indirectly. What would it look like, however, to have a healing ministry like Jesus? To answer this question, this thesis explores the unique aspects of Jesus’s healing practices, first by defining the concept of health and healing in the Greco-Roman and Jewish traditions and then determining how Jesus’s practices were distinct. Next, the work will explore how aspects of Jesus’s healing ministry, such as healing out of compassion and addressing the needs of the ostracized, appeared in early Christianity, namely through the development of Christian philanthropy and hospitals for the poor. Finally, the precedent established by Jesus and the early Christians will be used to develop a model of care for the marginalized in our modern society.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2104/10604
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsBaylor University projects are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare.en_US
dc.subjectReligion.en_US
dc.subjectUnderserved populations.en_US
dc.subjectChristianity.en_US
dc.subjectCompassion.en_US
dc.titleCompassion for the Marginalized: How Jesus's Healing Ministry can be a Model for Christian Healthcare Professionalsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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