Agbo, Paulinus OkechukwuUwaegbute, Kingsley I.Okoye, KingsleyOji, CyriacusAnowia, Wilson2025-03-202024Paulinus O. Agbo, Kingsley I. Uwaegbute, Kingsley Okoye, Cyriacus Oji & Wilson Anowia (2024) Isaiah’s Apocalyptic Myth and the Spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria, Theology and Science, 22:3, 614-631, DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2024.2359197.1474-6700 (print)1474-6719 (online)10.1080/14746700.2024.2359197http://hdl.handle.net/2263/101621We argue that “Isaiah's apocalyptic myth,” (Isaiah 26:20) was a cushioning effort amidst the corona-virus (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria between March and May 2020. Informed conversations frame myths with unhealthy actions leading to the spread of COVID-19. Despite this, Isaiah's apocalyptic myth led to improved behaviours against COVID-19 in Nigeria within the period under study. We relied on a mixed-method approach of data collection and analysis to draw a relation between the “Isaiah” apocalyptic oracle' and the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria between March and May 2020. This discourse presents ways in which superstitions mitigate the spread of pandemic disease.en© 2024 Graduate Theological Union (CTNS Program). This is an electronic version of an article published in Theology and Science, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 614-631, 2024. doi : 10.1080/14746700.2024.2359197. Theology and Science is available online at : https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rtas20.COVID-19 pandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Apocalyptic mythIsaiah 26:20Pandemic diseaseStaying indoorsSDG-03: Good health and well-beingPostprint Article