Not bread alone : the uses of food in the Old Testament / Nathan MacDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacDonald, Nathan, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Food in the Bible.

Food--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Food.

Food habits--Israel.

Food habits.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

Introduction

Food, anthropology, text and history

Milk and honey : the diet of the Israelites

Chewing the cud : food and memory in Deuteronomy

Mixed menus : the confusion of food in Judges

Feasting fit for a king : food and the rise of the monarchy

Taste and discernment : the literary motif of judgement at the table

You are how you eat : food and identity in the post-exilic period.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-247) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-160939-0

1-281-97873-6

0-19-156298-X

9786611978730

OCLC:

318675702