What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat? by Nathan Macdonald

What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat? by Nathan Macdonald

What food did the ancient Israelites eat, and how much of it did they consume? That's a seemingly simple question, but it's actually a complex topic. In this fascinating book Nathan MacDonald carefully sifts through all the relevant evidence -- biblical, archaeological, anthropological, environmental -- to uncover what the people of biblical times really ate and how healthy (or unhealthy) it was.

Engagingly written for general readers, What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat? is nonetheless the fruit of extensive scholarly research; the book's substantial bibliography and endnotes point interested readers to a host of original sources. Including an archaeological timeline and three detailed maps, the book concludes by analyzing a number of contemporary books that advocate a return to biblical eating. Anyone who reads MacDonald's responsible study will never read a biblical diet book in the same way again.

Nathan MacDonald, Born 1975; studied theology and classical Hebrew in Cambridge and Durham; currently University Lecturer in Hebrew Bible at the University of Cambridge; Leader of the Sofja Kovalevskaja Research Team, Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen.

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ISBN 13	9780802862983
ISBN 10	0802862985
Title	What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat?
Author	Nathan Macdonald
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Year published	2008-11-15
Number of pages	156
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