Wine, Soil, and Salvation in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament

"Mark Scarlata provides a biblical theology of wine in this volume through exploration of texts in the Hebrew Bible, later Jewish writings, and the New Testament. He shows how wine is intimately connected to soil, humanity, and harmony between humans and the natural world"--

List of contents

1. Wine and the Bible; 2. Adam, Cain, and Noah: The First Farmers of Genesis; 3. Mountains Dripping with Sweet Wine: Blessing and Salvation; 4. The Cup of Wrath: Wine as Curse; 5. The Wisdom of Wine: Pleasures and Pitfalls; 6. Wine in Later Jewish Writings; 7. Salvation, Sacrifice, and the Kingdom of God: Wine in the New Testament; Scripture Index.

About the author

Mark Scarlata is Senior Lecturer in Old Testament at St Mellitus College, London. He is also the vicar-chaplain at St. Edward, King and Martyr, Cambridge and the director of the St. Edward's Institute for Christian Thought.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Scarlata, Mark (St Mellitus College Scarlata
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781009551113
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0955111-3
• No. of pages: 261
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Judaism / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, Judaism, c 1000 BCE to start of CE period, BCE to c 500 CE