Jesus heals a blind man with his saliva! What are we supposed to make of this miracle?
Why does Jesus use saliva to heal eyes, and what would that first-century audience have thought about his use of spittle?
And what would be the message for a Jewish audience?
Join us as we explore the cultural context of the first-century to see what others would have thought about healing eyes with spittle.
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References:
Pliny the Elder: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0137%3Abook%3D28%3Achapter%3D7
Tacitus: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Tacitus/Histories/4D*.html
Jewish Talmud - Bava Batra 126b: https://www.sefaria.org/Bava_Batra.126b.11?lang=bi
