Food and Feasts of Jesus - Inside the World of First Century Fare, With Menus and Recipes

Informationen zum Autor Douglas E. Neel is an Episcopal priest and the author of The Food and Feasts of Jesus (Rowman & Littlefield, 2012). He owned a catering company specializing in first-century food and currently teaches classes on ancient food and feasts. Neel enjoys making his own cheese and wine and lives in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Klappentext The New Testament is filled with stories of Jesus eating with people—from extravagant wedding banquets to simple meals of loaves and fishes. The Food and Feasts of Jesus offers a new perspective on life in biblical times by taking readers inside these meals. Food production and distribution impacted all aspects of ancient life, including the teachings of Jesus. From elaborate holiday feasts to a simple farmer’s lunch, the book explores the significance of various meals, discusses key ingredients, places food within the socioeconomic conditions of the time, and offers accessible recipes for readers to make their own tastes of the first century. Ideal for individual reading or group study, this book opens a window into the tumultuous world of the first century and invites readers to smell, touch, and taste the era’s food. Zusammenfassung The Food and Feasts of Jesus offers a new perspective on life in biblical times by taking readers inside the food culture of the day. From wedding feasts to a farmer’s lunch, the book explores the significance of various meals, discusses key ingredients, and offers accessible recipes for readers to make their own tastes of the first century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Why Eat the Food of Jesus and his Followers Chapter 2: The Bounty of the First Century Kitchen Chapter 3: Our Daily Bread Chapter 4: The Farmer, Food, and Social Responsibility Chapter 5: The Sabbath Feast Chapter 6: The Banquet Chapter 7: The Wedding Feast Chapter 8: The Feast of the Passover Supplement to Chapter 8: A First Century Passover Haggadah Chapter 9: The Harvest Feast Chapter 10: Eating with God; The Todah Feast Chapter 11: Picnic at the Beach Chapter 12: What We Have Learned and Why We Join the Feast ...

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• Authors: Douglas Neel, Douglas E Neel, Douglas E. Neel, Douglas E. Pugh Neel, Douglas/ Pugh Neel, Neel Douglas E., Joel A Pugh, Joel A. Pugh, Pugh Joel A.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.06.2012
• EAN: 9781442212909
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-1290-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Religion in the Modern World; Religion in the Modern World
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; COOKING / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Cookery / food & drink etc, Food Studies, History of Religion, The historical Jesus, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Cookery / food and drink / food writing