This article is a public theological discourse, arguing that the protocols, such as handwashing, social distancing, and face-covering, used to halt the spread of COVID-19, have biblical antecedents. Some observers contend that church leaders failed to inspire biblical hope, faith and courage when they focused on promoting the preventive protocols. It can be argued that promoting these protocols was a means of promoting biblical hope, faith, and courage in the face of the pandemic. In the Hebrew Bible, priests were commanded to wash their hands and feet before going into the tent of meeting. Isolation or quarantine was imposed on anyone with a suspected skin disease until examinations confirmed the disease or otherwise. Though these protocols were mostly for religious ceremonial and ritualistic purposes, they might have helped to halt the spread of infectious diseases. The article thus provides an exegesis of Exodus 30:17–21 and Leviticus 13:1–8, 45–46.

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对流行病管理协议的圣经渊源的公共神学反思

本文是一篇公共神学论述，认为洗手、保持社交距离和遮盖面部等协议是用来阻止病毒传播的冠状病毒-19，有圣经前因。一些观察家认为，教会领袖在专注于推广预防措施时，未能激发圣经中的希望、信心和勇气。可以说，推广这些协议是在面对大流行病时促进圣经希望、信仰和勇气的一种手段。在希伯来圣经中，祭司被命令在进入会幕之前洗手和洗脚。任何疑似皮肤病的人都会被隔离或检疫，直到检查确诊或其他情况为止。尽管这些协议主要用于宗教仪式和仪式目的，但它们可能有助于阻止传染病的传播。因此，本文对出埃及记 30：17-21 和利未记 13：1-8、45-46 进行了注释。