“Answering Arguments Against Mental Illness Part 1” (Under the Juniper Tree S18E5)

December 7, 2023

Host: Andrew Crowe | Released Thursday, December 7, 2023

Argument 1: The Bible never speaks of depression, anxiety, or anything of that nature. Answer: · These terms did not exist when some translations of the Bible came to be. · Depression was known as melancholia. o It came to be through an excess of “black bile” in the body. o This view faded in the 18^th century. · The writings of Cicero (predates the New Testament) has a term called angor. o This comes very close to what we know as modern-day anxiety. · Furthermore, we have covered various examples of those who suffered from the modern definition of depression.