Raised on Christian milk: food and the formation of the soul in early Christianity

Same essence, same food: nourishment, formation, and education in early Christianity -- The symbolic power of food in the Greco-Roman world -- Mother's milk as ethno-religious essence in ancient Judaism -- Ruminating on Paul's food in the second century -- Animal, vegetable, milk: Origen&#...

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Main Author: Penniman, John David (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: New Haven London Yale University Press [2017]
In:Year: 2017
Series/Journal:Synkrisis
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Early Christianity (motif) / Diet / Soul
IxTheo Classification:RA Practical theology
Further subjects:B Soul music Christianity History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600
B Food Religious aspects Christianity
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Food Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600
B Theology History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:Same essence, same food: nourishment, formation, and education in early Christianity -- The symbolic power of food in the Greco-Roman world -- Mother's milk as ethno-religious essence in ancient Judaism -- Ruminating on Paul's food in the second century -- Animal, vegetable, milk: Origen's dietary system -- Gregory of Nyssa at the breast of the bridegroom -- Milk without growth: Augustine and the limits of formation -- Conclusion
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 279-311
Physical Description:XVII, 328 Seiten, 24 cm
ISBN:978-0-300-22276-0
0-300-22276-9