What did the ancient Israelites eat? : diet in biblical times / Nathan MacDonald.
Material type: TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008.Description: xv, 156 p. : maps ; 23 cmISBN:- 0802862985 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780802862983 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 221.8 22 M145w
- BS 680 .F6 M33 2008
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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.
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