Dining with John :

Kobel, Esther, 1977-

Dining with John : communal meals and identity formation in the Fourth Gospel and its historical and cultural context / by Esther Kobel. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011. - 1 online resource (xx, 370 pages) : illustrations. - Biblical interpretation series, v. 109 0928-0731 ; . - Biblical interpretation series ; v. 109. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book provides an analysis of the role of food, drink and meals in the Fourth Gospel, in the formation of early Christian identity, and of the historical circumstances in which Johannine meal practices may have developed.

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Bible.--John--Socio-rhetorical criticism.
Bible.--John -- Socio-rhetorical criticism.


Dinners and dining in the Bible.
Identification (Religion)--History.
Dinners and dining in the Bible.
Identification (Religion)--History.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Jesus, the Gospels & Acts.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--New Testament.


Electronic books.

BS2615.6.D56 / K63 2011eb

226.5/067