The links between the Bible and healing are strong and diverse. The Old Testament is a remarkable source book for the study of medicine in the ancient world, and the public health:code of ancient Israel turns out to have been far more advanced than what obtained in the 'Christian'west for nineteen hundred years. But during those centuries the example of Jesus motivated.
Christian men and women who exercised a healing ministry. Today, Christian doctors and nurses continue to make a distinctive contribution to medicine.