Fasting as a Penitential Rite: A Biblical Phenomenon?

In the opening decades of the twentieth century, several ethnologists became interested in the phenomenon of fasting. They found, in the words of one study, that “the custom of fasting is wide-spread among peoples at very different stages of civilization, and is practiced for a variety of purposes.”...

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Main Author: Lambert, David (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2003
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 2003, Volume: 96, Issue: 4, Pages: 477-512
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