The Jewish Dietary Laws in the Ancient World

ISBN-13: 9781107090347 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 204 str.

Jordan Rosenblum

Opis

What did ancient Jews, Christians, Greeks, and Romans think about how and why Jews ate the way they did? Jordan D. Rosenblum examines this question.

Recenzje

'I would not hesitate to recommend [this book] for introductory courses in Jewish studies. It would probably also prove valuable in the education of lay Jewish audiences, whose hunger for knowledge about Jewish food culture often seems insatiable.' Joshua Garroway, H-Net Reviews

Spis treści

Introduction. Reasonable creature; 1. Hebrew Bible; 2. Greek and Roman sources; 3. The Hellenistic period: Jewish sources; 4. The Hellenistic period: the New Testament; 5. The Tannaitic period: Jewish sources; 6. The Rabbinic/Patristic period: Amoraic sources; 7. The Rabbinic/Patristic period: Christian sources; Conclusion. Food ethic; Bibliography; Index of pre-modern sources; Selected index of modern scholars; Selected general index.