Ancient Hebrew (Israeli) Medicine

Question 1

How was ancient Hebrew medicine different from Mesopotamian medicine?

Answer 1

Differed through monotheistic concept of health and disease.

Question 2

Explain what was meant by monotheistic concept of health and disease, with regards to the ancient Hebrew medicine.

Answer 2

The concept was found through the belief in one God and that diseases were deserved punishments from God for sins.

Question 3

Why where magical practices prohibited in ancient Israeli medicine?

Answer 3

Since cure was demanded from one God, magic was prohibited

Question 4

What was used in place of magic to cure diseases?

Answer 4

Sanitary and hygienic revelations

Question 5

The Jewish concept of pathology was?

Answer 5

Demonical and derived from other primitive medicine

Question 6

What medical concept was mostly used in the Hebrew medicine?

Answer 6

Priestly

Question 7

Therapeutics in the Hebrew medicine was based on?

Answer 7

Prayers to God

Cleanliness

Question 8

Who diagnosed patients?

Answer 8

Priests