Raised on Christian milk : food and the formation of the soul in early Christianity /
Penniman, John David,author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-311) and indexes.
Same essence, same food: nourishment, formation, and education in early Christianity -- The symbolic power of food in the Greco-Roman world -- Mother's milk as ethno-religious essence in ancient Judaism -- Ruminating on Paul's food in the second century -- Animal, vegetable, milk: Origen's dietary system -- Gregory of Nyssa at the breast of the bridegroom -- Milk without growth: Augustine and the limits of formation -- Conclusion.
Food
Soul
Theology
Church history