The hygiene and disease prevention plan in the book of Leviticus.
2007-08-22 09:14:25 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Very good ....fully expect you to be told this either a coincidence or we're reading too much into it.
But for those that say that...remember this...at a time when "science" was saying "add more leaches to drain out the disease", it was during the Black Plague folks really started to apply what Leviticus said and then were able to end the spread of contamination.
2007-08-22 21:41:54 · answer #1 · answered by Last Stand 2010 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have studied the science of the bible in great depth. It is amazing how much the Hebrew understood about our world before modern science came along to show us the truths of the bible. It is to me, just one more sign that the bible has its origins out side out time domain. You might be interested to know that in the 12th century a Jewish scholar estimated using Genesis 1 that there where 10 dimensions 4 knowable and 6 unknowable. the depth of knowledge in the bible is endless in my opinion. But we must be careful, it is given to us to teach us redemption above all. It is the most beautiful book ever written.
2007-08-22 16:21:41 · answer #2 · answered by Michael M 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hmm, when I eat dirt and feces I get sick. Perhaps I should construct a method to remove these things from my hands. Hmm, water makes it go away. I think I will always pour water on my hands before I eat. I'm sure alot of people died before they got it right.
You know they had earthquake proof buildings that far back too?
People weren't stupid, they just hadn't discovered everything yet. That doesn't mean they were incapable.
2007-08-22 16:19:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nobody did. It's called, hey, look, when people don't wash, they get sick. When people eat certain tainted foods, they die. I solemnly assure you, the Hebrews had no conception of "germs" as such.
But modern-day "religious" people look back on the common-sense, rule-of-thumb provisions of the ancients and take it as confirmation of their own belief-system. That's what's called "reaching."
2007-08-22 16:18:15 · answer #4 · answered by jonjon418 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
im sure it wasnt hard to figure out u should wash ur hands before eating...
especially when u can see dirt come off...
not to mention, even animals clean themselves...
guess that means animals have extenesive knowledge of the germ theory huh?
2007-08-22 16:17:03 · answer #5 · answered by Chippy v1.0.0.3b 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Saying that you noticed that if you were clean, you get sick less is not evidence that you know a damn thing about germs. The Egyptians did the same things.
2007-08-22 16:17:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Have you studied the ancient cultures?
The norse traveled to North America frequently
The Greeks went everywhere as did the huns. It was old news. Then came the dark times (aka Xianity) now we are back into enlightenment!
2007-08-22 16:18:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
trial and error, trial and error. they found that when a person washed their hands the child had a greater chance of surviving after childbirth. they didnt know of germs they didnt even know why it worked. it just did.
2007-08-22 16:30:03 · answer #8 · answered by god_of_the_accursed 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Particularly the scriptures saying that excrement should be burried outside the cities.
2007-08-22 16:19:10 · answer #9 · answered by johnusmaximus1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
And the Bible says God sits in the CIRCLE of the Earth. God knew the Earth was round but we didn't figure it out until Columbus.
2007-08-22 16:20:32 · answer #10 · answered by The Man With The Plan 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋