A non-stigmatizing Bible

The "tsará-ath" of the Hebrew Books, translated as "Lepra" in the Greek "Septuaginta" Bible was a ritual defilement based on various skin and scalp lesions and on blemishes, probably mold, on garment, leather, walls and stones. The previous appellation ("Lepra&quo...

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Main Author: Abrahão ROTBERG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima 1978-06-01
Series:Hansenologia Internationalis
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Online Access:https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/hansenologia/article/view/35645