|
1st
Century Palestine |
21st
Century USA |
| Impurity
causes sickness. |
Bacteria
and viruses cause
sickness. |
| Being
ritually and morally
pure helps to prevent
illness. |
Getting
exercise and eating
healthy food help to
prevent illness. |
| A
typical treatment for sickness
is to become pure. |
Typical
treatments
for sickness include antibiotics and other
medicine. |
| Washing
is for making
something holy. |
Washing
is for getting rid of
bacteria, viruses, and
soil. |
| Blood
is a powerful
"detergent." |
Blood
is a highly dangerous
transmitter of
disease.
"Detergents"
are Ivory, Cheer,
Clorox, and other
chemicals you buy at
the supermarket. |
| Holiness
is the chief goal. |
Health
is the chief goal. |
