Description: Yahweh as healer is illuminated in this comprehensive Old Testament study which clarifies the biblical meaning of healing and discusses the interrelation of medicine, magic and Ancient Near Eastern healing deities. It then tells how different Old Testament book groups contributed to the image of God as healer, closing with a chapter on Old and New Testament similarities and differences in divine healing.
Brief description:
Dr. Michael L. Brown holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures from New York University and has served as a visiting or adjunct professor at seven top seminaries. The author of more than twenty-five books, Brown also leads a ministry school that specialized in world missions and has preached and taught across America and around the world. He hosts the Line of Fire radio program, two hours daily and syndicated on several networks, including Salem, Trust, and AFR, as well as an apologetics TV program that airs on NRB TV. Michael has appeared often on secular and Christian media (including Piers Morgan, Tyra Banks, Phil Donahue, The 700 Club, and Daystar) and has conducted debates or outreach lectures on major campuses, including Oxford University, the Hebrew University (Jerusalem), Ohio State University, Yale, and USC. Michael and his wife, Nancy, have two children and four grandchildren. They live near Charlotte, NC.