1. 1. For the earlier literature on this, and F. Rosner , seeJulius Preuss' Biblical and Talmudic Medicine (1911) . New York: Sanhedrin Press, 1978 : 323 .
2. 2. Such downplaying of the medical significance of the Leviticus "purity" laws has been particularly advocated by, and M. Douglas , starting with her Purity and danger . London: Routledge, 1966 :32 . It is echoed on p. 160 of what is otherwise the best modern medical discussion of Biblical "leprosy" (with bibliography): Grmek MD. Dis eases in the ancient Greek world. Muellner M, transl. Muellner L. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1989:160. For a general theological review, see: Seidl T. s.v. sara'at, in TWzAT. Stuttgart: 1989; 6:cols. 1227-1234.
3. The Nature of Biblical ‘Leprosy’ and the use of Alternative Medical Terms in Modern Translations of the Bible
4. 5. E.g. Leviticus XIII:2; usually translated "a plague (of leprosy)".