Deuteronomy's identity politics in their ancient Near Eastern context Altmann, Peter. creator text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. gw Berlin New York De Gruyter ©2011 2011 monographic eng 1 online resource (xii, 299 pages) : illustrations This study investigates the festive meals in Deuteronomy's laws in comparison to depictions of meals in other biblical texts, as well as ancient Near Eastern texts and iconography. Its eclectic, interdisciplinary approach includes discussion of the archaeology of meals in the ancient Levant and recent anthropological findings on meals in order to emphasize the centrality of meals for identity formation as well as for political and religious rhetoric in the texts of Deuteronomy. Overview of the History of Scholarship of Deuteronomy -- Treatment of the Deuteronomic Cultic Meals -- Material Culture and the Symbolic Meaning of Meat in Deuteronomy 12 -- The Cultic Meals of the Deuteronomic Cultic Calendar (16:1-17) in Light of Comparative ANE Texts -- Deuteronomy 14:22-29 in Light of Ancient Near Eastern Tribute and Modern Anthropology. Peter Altmann. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-is--- aw----- Criticism, interpretation, etc Dinners and dining Biblical teaching Fasts and feasts Biblical teaching Food habits Israel Food habits Middle East RELIGION Biblical Studies Old Testament Fasts and feasts Biblical teaching Food habits Israel Middle East BS1275.6.D55 A48 2011eb 222/.15083942 Altmann, Peter. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, ©2011 (DLC) 2011006107 (OCoLC)704120621 9783110255379 3110255375 1283400472 9781283400473 3110255367 9783110255362 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110255379 http://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.1515/9783110255379 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10502386 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=390921 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=340047 https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=765920 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=340047&ref=toc https://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9783110255379.jpg http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9783110255379 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110255379 http://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.1515/9783110255379 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10502386 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=390921 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=340047 https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=765920 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=340047&ref=toc https://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9783110255379.jpg http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9783110255379 E7B 110224 20200709055423.0 ocn763160700 eng