From Symposium to Eucharist: The Banquet in the Early Christian World

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Fortress Press - Religion - 411 pages
From Plato to the New Testament, banquets held an important place in creating community, sharing values, and connecting with the divine.
 

Contents

The Banquet as Social Institution
1
The GrecoRoman Banquet
13
The Philosophical Banquet
47
The Sacrificial Banquet
67
The Club Banquet
87
Statutes of the Col1ege of Diana and Antinous
126
Statutes of the Iobakchoi
129
The Jewish Banquet
133
The Banquet in the Gospels
219
The Banquet and Christian Theology
279
Abbreviations
289
Notes
295
Bibliography
361
Index of Ancient Sources
389
Index of Subjects
407
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The Banquet in the Churches of Paul
173

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