Tantur Ecumenical Institute LibraryWhat did the ancient Israelites eat? : diet in biblical times /
MacDonald, Nathan, 1975-
What did the ancient Israelites eat? : diet in biblical times / Nathan MacDonald. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008. - xv, 156 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-147) and indexes.
Introduction -- A land flowing with milk and honey -- Reconstructing the Israelite diet -- What did the Israelites eat? -- The Mediterranean triad : bread, wine, and oil -- Vegetables, pulses, and fruit -- Meat, milk, birds, and fish -- Condiments and other foods -- How well did the Israelites eat? -- Modeling the Israelite diet -- Environment and climate -- Food shortage and famine -- The consumption of meat : archaeological evidence -- The consumption of meat : anthropological evidence -- Food distribution -- Nutritional deficiencies -- Conclusion -- The diet of the ancient Israelites -- Biblical diets.
0802862985 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780802862983 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008012451
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Food in the Bible.
Food--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Jews--Dietary laws.
BS 680 .F6 / M33 2008
221.8 / M145w
What did the ancient Israelites eat? : diet in biblical times / Nathan MacDonald. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008. - xv, 156 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-147) and indexes.
Introduction -- A land flowing with milk and honey -- Reconstructing the Israelite diet -- What did the Israelites eat? -- The Mediterranean triad : bread, wine, and oil -- Vegetables, pulses, and fruit -- Meat, milk, birds, and fish -- Condiments and other foods -- How well did the Israelites eat? -- Modeling the Israelite diet -- Environment and climate -- Food shortage and famine -- The consumption of meat : archaeological evidence -- The consumption of meat : anthropological evidence -- Food distribution -- Nutritional deficiencies -- Conclusion -- The diet of the ancient Israelites -- Biblical diets.
0802862985 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780802862983 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008012451
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Food in the Bible.
Food--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Jews--Dietary laws.
BS 680 .F6 / M33 2008
221.8 / M145w