Delicious Prose: Reading the Tale of Tobit with Food and Drink
A Commentary
Series:
Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, Volume: 188
Author: Naomi S.S. Jacobs
In Delicious Prose: Reading the Tale of Tobit with Food and Drink, Naomi S.S. Jacobs explores how the numerous references to food, drink, and their consumption within The Book of Tobit help tell its story, promote righteous deeds and encourage resistance against a hostile dominant culture. Jacobs’ commentary includes up-to-date analyses of issues of translation, text-criticism, source criticism, redaction criticism, and issues of class and gender. Jacobs situates Tobit within a wide range of ancient writings sacred to Jews and Christians as well as writings and customs from the Ancient Near East, Ugarit, Greece, Rome, including a treasure trove of information about ancient foodways and medicine.
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Publication Date: 2 October 2018
ISBN: 978-90-04-38247-3
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