COPING WITH MASS KILLING Medical Research in the Ancient and the Biblical Times from the Viewpoint of Contemporary Perspective
Examination of Passages from the Bible, Exactly as Written Liubov Ben-Nun
Mass killing is a cruel human behavior prevalent in the world, and representing a significant global problem. Is this behavior described in the Bible? If so, who were the characters involved? Are mass killings prevalent in contemporary times? What are motives behind the killings? What weapons are used to kill people? What are the psychological dimensions of the survivors? What are the personality traits of the killers? How do survivors cope? The Biblical texts were examined and verses that describe mass killing were studied closely from a contemporary viewpoint. Cases involving a single victim and his assassinator, homicide, suicide, legal intervention, and unintentional firearm-related death were excluded from this research.
82th Book About the Author Dr. Liubov Ben-Nun, the Author of dozens Books and Articles that have been published in scientific journals worldwide.
Professor Emeritus at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beer-Sheva, Israel. She has established the "LAHAV" International Forum for research into medicine in the Bible from the viewpoint of contemporary medicine.
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Liubov Ben-Nun Professor Emeritus Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty of Health Sciences Beer-Sheva, Israel
Massacre of the innocents. Guido Reni. 1611. Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna.
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CONTENTS FOREWORD INTRODUCTION DEFINITIONS PREHISTORIC PERIOD THE BIBLICAL TIMES VIOLENCE IN OTHER CULTURES KILLING WEAPONS SHARP FORCE WEAPONS FIREARMS INVENTION MASS SHOOTING OTHER WEAPONS OF MASS KILLING CHEMICAL AGENTS POISONOUS GAS BIOLOGICAL AGENTS EXPLOSIVE DEVICES RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM NUCLEAR BOMBS MOTIVES FOR MASS KILLING PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTIONS FOLLOWING MASS TRAUMA PEDIATRICS CHARACTER TRAITS OF KILLERS COPING DIMENSIONS SUMMARY ABBREVIATIONS
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FOREWORD Terrorists have used the explosive device successfully globally, with their effects extending beyond the resulting injuries. Suicide bombings, in particular, are being increasingly deployed due to the devastating effect of a combination of high lethality and target accuracy. Trends were identified and the demographics and casualty figures of terrorist bombings worldwide were analyzed. Analysis of the GTD and a PubMed/Embase literature search (keywords "terrorist", and/or "suicide", and/or "bombing") from 1970 to 2014 was performed. A total of 58,095 terrorist explosions worldwide were identified in the GTD; 5.08% were suicide bombings. Incidents per year are increasing (p
