“A Plague Broke Out among Them”: Reflections on the Bible and the Pandemic

Authors

Joel Kaminsky, Smith CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2023

Publication Title

Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology

Abstract

This essay seeks to utilize ideas and texts found in the Hebrew Bible in order to historically contextualize the COVID-19 pandemic and to illuminate various existential, religious, political, and ethical issues raised by the current pandemic and our responses to it.

Keywords

Pandemic, Plague, Hebrew Bible, Environment, COVID-19, Creation

Volume

77

Issue

3

First Page

246

Last Page

258

DOI

10.1177/00209643231165034

Rights

© The Author(s)

Comments

Archived as published.

Recommended Citation

Kaminsky, Joel, "“A Plague Broke Out among Them”: Reflections on the Bible and the Pandemic" (2023). Religion: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/rel_facpubs/39