What Did the Last Supper Really Look Like?
For centuries, traditional interpretations of the Last Supper tended to set the story in an elite Roman dining room, where participants would recline on benches while eating from individual place settings. But in everyday Judean contexts, dining in the time of Jesus looked very different, with commo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2026
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2026, Volume: 52, Issue: 1 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | For centuries, traditional interpretations of the Last Supper tended to set the story in an elite Roman dining room, where participants would recline on benches while eating from individual place settings. But in everyday Judean contexts, dining in the time of Jesus looked very different, with common dishes shared by all in attendance. Enter the setting of Jesus’s last meal and explore how this famous repast likely took place. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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