Title: From feasting to fasting, the evolution of a sin
First published: 1996
Description: This study discusses texts, written between the first and fifth centuries AD, that address Christian conduct with respect to food, eating and fasting, by setting them into the historical and social contexts in which their authors lived. From Feasting to Fasting, the Evolution of a Sin traces the early history of conflicting attitudes to food. It will be of interest not only to historians of late antiquity, but also to those searching for historical roots of modern attitudes.
Subjects: Bible, Biblical teaching, Christianity, Criticism, interpretation, Fasting, Food, Food habits, Food in the Bible, History, History of doctrines, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Food, Feeding Behavior, Vasten, New Testament, Fasten, Voedingsgewoonten, Vroege kerk, Christentum, Judentum, Ernährung, 11.51 early Christianity, Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., n. t., Church, history of doctrines, Church history, primitive and early church, ca. 30-600, Fasting, biblical teaching, Critique, interprétation, Aliments dans la Bible, Habitudes alimentaires, Histoire, Jeûne, Enseignement biblique, RELIGION, Christian Theology, Ethics
Time periods: Early church, ca. 30-600
LC classification: BS680.F6 G75 1996