Neel, Douglas E., 1954-

The food and feasts of Jesus inside the world of first century fare, with menus and recipes / [electronic resource] : Douglas E. Neel, Joel A. Pugh. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012. - 1 online resource (xi, 259 p.) : ill. - Religion in the modern world . - Religion in the modern world (Lanham, Md.) .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Why eat the food of Jesus and his followers? -- The bounty of the first-century kitchen -- Our daily bread -- The farmer, food, and social responsibility -- The Sabbath feast -- The banquet -- The wedding feast -- The feast of the Passover -- Supplement to chapter 8: a first-century Passover Haggadah -- The harvest feast -- Eating with God : the Todah feast -- Picnic at the beach -- What we have learned and why we join the feast.

9781442212923 (electronic bk.) 1442212926 (electronic bk.)


Bible.--N.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Food in the Bible.
Food habits--History.--Palestine
Jews--Social life and customs.--Palestine
Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Jewish cooking--History.
Food--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Fasts and feasts in the Bible.
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament


Electronic books.

BS680.F6 / N44 2012eb

225.9/5