Musing about my trial (epilepsy in the Bible)

Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 7:30am | Edit Note | Delete
Yes, a person who has a tumor removal such as mine often develops epilepsy, and I am no exception (seizures--mine are "partial focal"--affecting my left side only) (it's from the scar tissue left over from the operation). There's a fascinating article about Jesus healing the epileptic boy (Matthew 17, Mark 9) here:

http://www.desitin.no/index.php/artgallery/detail/1312
and here:

http://www.desitin.no/index.php/artgallery/detail/1307

Also look at "famous epileptics in Representational art (I)" for an interesting discussion that Paul's thorn may have been epileptic fits (as portrayed by Renaissance artists).