Disability in the Hebrew Bible: Interpreting Mental and Physical Differences

Saul M. Olyan

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Biblical Studies and Interpretation Disability Rights and Representation Theological Perspectives and Practices

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Introduction 1. Constructions of beauty and ugliness 2. Physical disabilities classified as 'defects' 3. Physical disabilities not classified as 'defects' 4. Mental disability 5. Disability in the prophetic Utopian vision 6. Non-somatic parallels to bodily wholeness and 'defect' 7. Exegetical perpetuations, elaborations and transformations: the case of Qumran 8. Conclusion.

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