Medicine in the Bible and Talmud was originally printed in 1976, and has become a classic in the field. This new edition of the book is a third larger than the original. A new section, entitled 'Specific Foods and Life-style' has been added. This topic looks at the therapeutic use of chicken soup, the use of aphrodisiacs such as mandrakes, bloodletting, the Jewish opinion on exercise and much more. New sections have been added to other topics in the book as well.