Raised on christian milk: food and the formation of the soul in early christianity

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: Same Essence, Same Food: Nourishment, Formation, and Education in Early Christianity -- ONE: The Symbolic Power of Food in the Greco-Roman World -- TWO: Mother's Milk as Ethno-reli...

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Main Author: Penniman, John David (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New Haven, [Connecticut] ; Yale University Press 2017
In:Year: 2017
Series/Journal:Synkrisis
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Church / Diet / Soul
IxTheo Classification:RA Practical theology
Further subjects:B Food Religious aspects Christianity
B Electronic books
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Print version: Penniman, John David: Raised on Christian Milk : Food and the Formation of the Soul in Early Christianity. - New Haven : Yale University Press,c2017. - 9780300222760
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Summary:Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: Same Essence, Same Food: Nourishment, Formation, and Education in Early Christianity -- ONE: The Symbolic Power of Food in the Greco-Roman World -- TWO: Mother's Milk as Ethno-religious Essence in Ancient Judaism -- THREE: Ruminating on Paul's Food in the Second Century -- FOUR: Animal, Vegetable, Milk: Origen's Dietary System -- FIVE: Gregory of Nyssa at the Breast of the Bridegroom -- SIX: Milk Without Growth: Augustine and the Limits of Formation -- Conclusion -- Notes, with List of Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- C -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Index of Ancient Sources
ISBN:0300228007