Ora Horn Prouser has written this study of some of the main biblical characters from the point of view of their disabilities, which opens many passages to a whole new understanding. She suggests that Sarah was overprotective of Isaac because she waited so long to have him, and because he seemed weak and helpless from the beginning. She suggests that Esau may have been hypoglycemic and therefore had to have something to eat immediately and this is why he was ready to sell his birthright in exchange for some lentils. And she suggests that he may have had AHDD, which accounts for his quick temper and his emotional outbursts. She reads Jonah as a classic case of depression, and Samson as a case study in conduct disorder.
'Special needs'--the term she uses--is a much kinder word than 'crippled' or 'handicapped',, and it reminds us that all human beings, with no exceptions, are made in the Image of God. Her book will not only enlighten the reader to new ways of understanding the Bible. It will also give strength and encouragement to those people who struggle to live meaningful lives, despite their illnesses and their limitations.