Blind Persons in the Bible and the Ancient World
by Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.

[Note: This page is still under construction.]


My Doctoral Dissertation:

From Tobit to Bartimaeus, From Qumran to Siloam:
The Social Role of Blind People and Attitudes toward the Blind in New Testament Times.

Ph.D. Thesis: Yale University, 1997.  Advisor: Prof. Wayne A. Meeks.

Abstract
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements & Dedication
Bibliography

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Other Categories Planned for this Website:

"Blindness" in Ancient Hebrew, Greek, and Latin

Blindness and Blind Characters in the Bible

Blind Characters in the Ancient World

Depictions of Blind People in Ancient and Modern Art

Bibliography and Academic Resources

 


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