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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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2014
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Journal for the study of Judaism
Année: 2014, Volume: 45, Numéro: 3, Pages: 366-387 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Food
fasting
tree of life
meals
4 Ezra
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Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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Résumé: | 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. |
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ISSN: | 1570-0631 |
Contient: | In: Journal for the study of Judaism
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700631-12340056 |