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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	MacDonald, Nathan, 1975-
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Description:	xii, 265 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Bible. -- Old Testament. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Old Testament. Food in the Bible. Food -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Food habits -- Israel. Food habits. Food in the Bible. Food -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Israel. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7476286

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ISBN:	9780199546527 (alk.paper) 0199546525 (alk.paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-247) and indexes. Also available online

Table of 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.