Dining with John : communal meals and identity formation in the Fourth Gospel and its historical and cultural context / / by Esther Kobel.
This book explores the accounts of communal meals and the metaphorical use of food and drink language in the narrative world of the Gospel of John. It argues that the Johannine community regularly gathered for communal meals in which the food and drink on the menu would have taken on a spiritual sig...
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| Superior document: | Biblical interpretation series, v. 109 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Biblical interpretation series ;
v. 109. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | This book explores the accounts of communal meals and the metaphorical use of food and drink language in the narrative world of the Gospel of John. It argues that the Johannine community regularly gathered for communal meals in which the food and drink on the menu would have taken on a spiritual significance far exceeding the physical sustenance. The study employs a socio-rhetorical methodology and consequently moves from text to context. It tentatively describes the texts’ influence on the formation of early Christian identity and suggests that the Johannine meal accounts provide a way to imagine the demographic composition of the community and its historical context. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283334887 9786613334886 9004223827 |
| ISSN: | 0928-0731 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Esther Kobel. |