Applicability of the Hebrew Bible to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Post-traumatic Growth.

Autor: Li X; Center for Judaic and Interreligious Studies of Shandong University, Qingjiao Building 4-1-202, Erhuangdong Road, 12550, Shizhong Qu, Jinan, 250002, Shandong, China. anxlee@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of religion and health [J Relig Health] 2024 Aug; Vol. 63 (4), pp. 2671-2689. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 14.
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01987-1
Abstrakt: Since the new millennium, biblical scholars have begun to reread certain writings in the Hebrew Bible through the concepts of post-traumatic stress disorder and post-traumatic growth. Some scholars believe such a reading is legitimate, whereas others think it problematic, and still, others hold a midway perspective. This article argues for the midway, the position that accepts the applicability of the Hebrew Bible to today's psychological concepts but calls for caution. Because ancient Israelites reacted to traumatic events and distinguished the human mind from the body like modern people, it is reasonable to approach their thoughts and emotions in the Hebrew Bible through today's psychological concepts. However, the cultural differences between today's society and ancient Israelites in understanding and reacting to traumatic events should be considered.
(© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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