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From Symposium to Eucharist

The Banquet in the Early Christian World
  • ISBN-13: 9780800634896
  • Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
    Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
  • By Dennis E. Smith
  • Price: AUD $84.99
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  • Local release date: 16/03/2003
  • Format: Paperback (254.00mm X 216.00mm) 424 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Religion & beliefs [HR]
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Table fellowship in the ancient Mediterranean was more than food consumption. From Plato on down, banquets held an important place in creating community, sharing values, and connecting with the divine.
Dennis E. Smith is professor of New Testament at Phillips Theological Seminary (Tulsa, Oklahoma). He is an editor and contributor to the Storyteller's Companion to the Bible series, as well as co-author of Many Tables: The Eucharist in the New Testament and Liturgy Today (1990). He is the editor of the forthcoming Chalice Introduction to the New Testament.
The Banquet as Social Institution The Greco-Roman Banquet The Philosophical Banquet The Sacrificial Banquet The Club Banquet The Jewish Banquet The Pauline Churches' Banquet The Banquet in the Gospels The Banquet and Christian Theology
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