Unscientific Bible??

Question

In the field of medicine, the Bible says in
the book of Leveticus, Ch. No.14, Verse No.49 to 53 - it gives a novel way for
disinfecting a house from plague of leprosy… disinfecting a house from plague of
leprosy. It says that… ‘Take two birds, kill one bird, take wood, scale it - and the other
living bird, dip it in water… and under running water - later on sprinkle the house 7 times
with it.
Sprinkle the house with blood to disinfect against plague of leprosy? You know blood is a
good media of germs, bacteria, as well as toxin - I hope Christian Doctors dont use this method of disinfecting the OT, the operation theatre.
How can be the word of God like this??

Answer 1

Your wasting your time with this misquoted false quotation from the bible.
The God haters already agree with you.
The Believers Never will..we have read the whole book,
and we know the truth.

For your own sake, I hope you show more common sense then this when conducting the affairs of life. Otherwise you might end up in more trouble.

Answer 2

1st, "leprosy" is *not* an accurate translation. Unfortunately, we don't *really* know how this word was used in this particular instance, and so leprosy remains the common translation. However, we *do* know that leprosy is a disease that humans contract, *not* houses.

2nd, this is not a ritual for disinfecting, and I have no idea where you found a translation that uses the word "disinfect". None of the 10 translations in my bible software use this word, although one uses the phrase "for the defilement of the house", demonstrating that this was a sacrifice *because* the house was defiled, but *after* the defilement disappeared.

Actually, at the time this was not so "novel", as you suggest. A ritual sacrifice performed after the house was found clean was quite common, not only among temple-period Jews but among nearly all very ancient cultures at one time or another.

Of course, *bird* blood *generally* does not contain pathogens harmful to humans, and sprinkling a house with bird blood (I assume the outside, as no mention is made of sprinkling within the house) hardly seems like a danger unless one is in the habit of licking the outer walls of one's house.

As suggested by several answers, this is strictly a religious ritual, not a medical one, and even originally was clearly not intended to be effective against any human disease.

Jim, http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com

Answer 3

To me, it's just more proof that belief in the Bible is a direct descendant of Paganism - all people in the Bible story were Pagans until Abraham's grandson.

The Bible itself confirms that there are more than one God - so, IF I'm to believe in the Bible as true history, I must entertain the fact that our God is NOT the only God.

Who knows which God of the Bible instituted this way of disinfection.

Answer 4

How can be the word of God like this?
Have you ever heard of ceremonial cleanliness?
It doesn't do the job, but it shows the individual is turning to an appropriate authority.

Answer 5

" This then is the message that we've heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is easy, and in him is not any darkness in any respect." the 1st Epistle of John one million:5. In answer on your first question; God would not elect the sunlight so as to have the capability to supply easy. "And God suggested, permit the waters under the heaven be accumulated mutually into one place, and permit the dry land look: and it replaced into so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the amassing mutually of the waters called he Seas: and God observed that it replaced into sturdy." Genesis one million:9,10 (the be conscious "land," in the two circumstances, replaced into extra by the translators to make the textual content textile greater comprehensible in English-- in the KJV the phrases are italicised) As you will locate from the above verses, the be conscious "Earth" is pertaining to the dry land that have been separated from" the waters under the heaven," and to no longer the planet itself, that have been formerly created. is this a passable answer on your 2nd question? finally, the plant existence got here into existence, as a results of fact , in basic terms as you suggested, God created it on the third day. bear in mind that the day and night cycle replaced into already in place at present. despite if God had no longer chosen to start this cycle on the 1st day, the sunlight replaced into created on the fourth day, and incredibly the plant life might have survived 24 hours devoid of photograph voltaic. greater could be suggested, yet this could be adequate, i might think of, except you have already thoroughly made up your strategies. perchance somebody else delivers you with information on acquiring effectual supplies.

Answer 6

scientific or not, it worked

there were alot of images and practices that were to foreshadow the coming of christ....

sacrifical blood, wood ( of cross)...7 times ( 7 hours on cross).......healing of sickness ( ministry of Jesus)

this was to help the jews make the connection when the messiah came and fulfilled the prophesy of his coming.

Answer 7

Men of the time could really only write about the superstitions of the time. No need to take any of it seriously.

Answer 8

The bible teaches that science is vain and silly - what do you expect:

"O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called” (1 Timothy 6:20).

Answer 9

Hey... idiot... What about just a few centuries ago (GEORGE WASHINGTON's era), when blood-letting was in... The used to drain the patient's blood thinking they were getting rid of "bad blood"... I hope AMERICAN DOCTORS dont use this technique to cure blood loss... Same analogy...idiot


*** AND TO JULIEN UP THERE ***
wow man, ur worse than the guy who asked this stupid question.

Answer 10

The Bible tells you how to get to Heaven.
It's not a medical book.