PRAYER, MEDICINE, AND HEALING is an invitation to pray for the sick based on evidence from the Bible, Church History, and the origins of the Modern Hospital. Tracing the history of healing from the Hebrew Bible and reviewing the healing ministry of Jesus and His disciples, Thomson K. Mathew examines church history (Church fathers, Reformers, Holiness leaders, Pentecostals, and Charismatics Oral Roberts and Paul Yonggi Cho) and the history of hospitals to affirm both medicine and prayer. He addresses skeptics, acknowledges fake healers, and presents strong evidence for all followers of Jesus to pray for the sick and expect healing. This inspiring book is for those who administer healing and the ones who seek healing and wholeness.
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CONTENTS
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 Sickness and Health in the Hebrew Bible
Chapter 2 Healing and Wholeness in the New Testament
Chapter 3 Jesus the Healer: His Word and Touch
Chapter 4 The Bible on Healing: A Synthesis
Chapter 5 From Pentecost to the Post-Reformation Church
Chapter 6 Healing and the Holiness Movement
Chapter 7 Divine Healing and the Pentecostal Movement
Chapter 8 Oral Roberts and Healing Evangelism
Chapter 9 City of Faith: An Experiment in Merging Medicine and Prayer
Chapter 10 David Yonggi Cho: An Asian Voice of Healing
Chapter 11 Doctors, Hospitals, and the Healing Legacy of Jesus
Chapter 12 Cessationism, Prosperity Gospel, and Pentecostal Overreaction
Chapter 13 Why I Believe in Medicine and Prayer
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