Chapter 1. Ten theses concerning meals and early Judaism / Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus, Susan Marks, & Jordan Rosenblum -- Section I. Chapter 2: Thinking about the ten theses in relation to the Passover Seder and women's participation / Judith Hauptman -- Chapter 3: Food and identity in early rabbinic Judaism / Jordan Rosenblum -- Chapter 4: In the place of libation: birkat hamazon navigates new ground / Susan Marks -- Chapter 5: Performing myth, performing Midrash at rabbinic meals / Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus -- Section II. Chapter 6: The pivotal place of the Therapeutae in understanding the meals of early Judaism / Hal Taussig -- Chapter 7: The food of the Therapeutae: a thick description / Andrew McGowan -- Chapter 8: The ritual dynamics of inspiration: the Therapeutae's dance / Matthias Klinghardt -- Chapter 9: Contrasting banquets: a literary commonplace in Philo's on the contemplative life and other Greek and Roman symposia / Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus -- Chapter 10: Next steps: placing this study of Jewish meals in the larger picture of meals in the ancient world, early Judaism, and early Christianity / Dennis Smith.
Summary:
"Meals in Early Judaism: Social Formation at the Table is the first book about the meals of early Judaism. As such it breaks important new ground in establishing the basis for understanding the centrality of meals in this pivotal period of Judaism and providing a framework of historical patterns and influences"-- Provided by publisher.
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