Intimacy is nothing new. Seeking support, feeling close, forming strong emotional bonds, and expressing feelings are essential to the human experience. Both physical and psychological well-being, in fact, depends on the ability to do so.
"For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so...
A theory of natural causes for the plagues does not do justice to the clear statements of the text. A particular order would be...
Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you....