Publication Date

4-2022

School

School of Health Sciences

Major

Biology: Biomedical Sciences

Keywords

health, mosaic law, Levitical law, Torah

Disciplines

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Biblical Studies

Abstract

For the people of ancient Israel, life was guided and regulated by adherence to the law of Moses. Dietary restrictions, purification rituals, circumcision, and Sabbath observance were each critical components of this code and were meticulously detailed in the Old Testament, specifically in the Torah. Still today, dietary laws are observed and select rituals practiced by many Jews and Seventh Day Adventists. Although health protection was never the primary purpose of the law, noticeable effects on human health have been connected to its observance. Evaluation of the effects of the Levitical law on human health can be achieved by a literature review on the topic.

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