Not bread alone: the uses of food in the Old Testament
In ancient Israel the production of food was a basic concern of almost every Israelite. Consequently, there are few pages in the Old Testament that do not mention food, and food provides some of the most important social, political and religious symbols in the biblical text. Not Bread Alone is the f...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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Oxford New York
Oxford University Press
2008
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In: | Year: 2008 |
Reviews: | Not Bread Alone: The Uses of Food in the Old Testament. By Nathan MacDonald (2010) (Heit, Jamey)
Not Bread Alone: The Uses of Food in the Old Testament. By Nathan MacDonald (2010) (Houston, Walter J.) |
IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Food Habits (Israel)
B Food Religious aspects Christianity B Food in the Bible B Bible. O.T Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Summary: | In ancient Israel the production of food was a basic concern of almost every Israelite. Consequently, there are few pages in the Old Testament that do not mention food, and food provides some of the most important social, political and religious symbols in the biblical text. Not Bread Alone is the first detailed and wide-ranging examination of food and its symbolism in the Old Testament and the world of ancient Israel. Many of these symbols are very well-known, such as theforbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, the abominable pig and the land flowing with milk and honey. Nathan MacDonald demons |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-247) and indexes |
ISBN: | 0199546525 |