Reaching for the Tree of Life: The Role of Eating, Drinking, Fasting, and Symbolic Foodstuffs in 4 Ezra

This paper considers the role of foodstuffs and their (non-)consumption in 4 Ezra. While foodstuffs figure prominently in 4 Ezra, no prior research has been conducted on food and 4 Ezra. The paper argues that both the narrative progression of the work and significant parts of 4 Ezra are expressed th...

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Published in:Journal for the study of Judaism
Main Author: Smit, Peter-Ben 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Journal for the study of Judaism
Year: 2014, Volume: 45, Issue: 3, Pages: 366-387
Further subjects:B Food fasting tree of life meals 4 Ezra
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Summary:This paper considers the role of foodstuffs and their (non-)consumption in 4 Ezra. While foodstuffs figure prominently in 4 Ezra, no prior research has been conducted on food and 4 Ezra. The paper argues that both the narrative progression of the work and significant parts of 4 Ezra are expressed through foodstuffs.
ISSN:1570-0631
Contains:In: Journal for the study of Judaism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700631-12340056