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Hippocrates of Kos (/ h ɪ ˈ p ɒ k r ə t iː z /, Ancient Greek: Ἱπποκράτης ὁ Κῷος, romanized: Hippokrátēs ho Kôios; c. 460 – c. 370 BC), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician and philosopher of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.
According to tradition, Hippocrates was born into a hereditary order of priest-like physicians known as Asclepiads. [6] [7] At the time, the practice of medicine involved spiritual and supernatural elements, corresponding to the prevailing belief that health and illness were conferred by the gods. [7] Hippocrates did not share this view.
The Bible [a] is a collection of religious texts and scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, and partly in Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, and other Abrahamic religions. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. The texts ...
When this happens, they become ashamed and flee from the surrounding crowd to hide. Hippocrates mentions that this is due to their shame around the disease, rather than fear of the divine as was the common opinion. [citation needed] Hippocrates concludes that the sacred disease is proof that the brain has the greatest power over man.
The first division of the Jewish Bible is the Torah, meaning ' Instruction ' or ' Law '. In scholarly literature, it is frequently called by its Greek name, the Pentateuch ( ' five scrolls ' ). It is the group of five books made up of Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers , and Deuteronomy and stands first in all versions of the Christian Old ...
Hippocrates. The treatise On Ancient Medicine (Greek: Περὶ Ἀρχαίας Ἰατρικῆς; Latin: De vetere medicina) is perhaps the most intriguing and compelling work of the Hippocratic Corpus. The Corpus itself is a collection of about sixty writings covering all areas of medical thought and practice.
Earlier this year, Walters ordered all Oklahoma districts to teach about the Bible's historical and literary value starting in the 2024-25 school year. In Louisiana, a law was passed requiring ...
The Book of Kells (Latin: Codex Cenannensis; Irish: Leabhar Cheanannais; Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. I. [58], sometimes known as the Book of Columba) is an illustrated manuscript and Celtic Gospel book in Latin, [1] containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables.