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Karris, Robert J.

Eating your way through Luke's gospel / Robert J. Karris. - Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, c2006. - 110 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The realia of food and drink during the time of Jesus and Luke -- The theme of food in Luke's Gospel -- Jesus, glutton and drunkard, friend of toll collectors and sinners -- Jesus as guest, host, and teacher at meals -- Jesus' petition for food and food imagery in Luke's parables -- Trawling for the theme of food in the Gospels of John, Mark, and Matthew -- Food and women -- Eating is a serious and dangerous, but also a joyful business.

"Considers the theme of food in Luke's Gospel; links issues of food in Luke with contemporary issues in church and society, as well as with contemporary sociological, cultural, and philosophical analyses of food"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 081462121X 9780814621219

LCCN: 2005010016

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Luke--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Food in the Bible.
Dinners and dining in the Bible.

LC Class. No.: BS2595.6.D56 / K37 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 226.4/06