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"Abgestempelt" (German for ´Labeled´) explores the possibility that discriminations towards people with disabilities may have originated in ancient religious norms that largely dictated societal conventions. As a starting point, this book examines the relationship between religion and people with disabilities in the Hebrew Bible and contemporary Ancient Near Eastern literature, such as Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian texts.

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Thomas Hentrich (MTh Bonn; PhD Biblical Studies, Montréal; JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Kyoto) works for the Canadian Council of Churches in Toronto and has many years of experience working with children and adults with brain-injuries.

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