Not bread alone: the uses of food in the Old Testament
'Not Bread Alone' is the first detailed and wide-ranging examination of food and its symbolism in the Old Testament and the world of ancient Israel. Nathan MacDonald demonstrates how references to food play a surprising and interesting role in many stories of the Old Testament.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Reviews: | Not Bread Alone: The Uses of Food in the Old Testament. By Nathan MacDonald (2010) (Heit, Jamey)
Not Bread Alone: The Uses of Food in the Old Testament. By Nathan MacDonald (2010) (Houston, Walter J.) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Eating
/ Old Testament
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Food
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Food Habits Israel B Food in the Bible B Bible O.T. Criticism, interpretation, etc |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Publisher) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | 'Not Bread Alone' is the first detailed and wide-ranging examination of food and its symbolism in the Old Testament and the world of ancient Israel. Nathan MacDonald demonstrates how references to food play a surprising and interesting role in many stories of the Old Testament. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 265 p.) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-172021-5 0-19-172021-6 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199546527.001.0001 |