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What did the ancient Israelites eat? : diet in biblical times
- Title
- What did the ancient Israelites eat? : diet in biblical times / Nathan MacDonald.
- Author
- MacDonald, Nathan, 1975-
- Publication
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | *PEZ 12-577 | Schwarzman Building - Dorot Jewish Division Room 111 |
Details
- Description
- xv, 156 p. : maps; 23 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-147) and indexes.
- Contents
- Introduction -- A land flowing with milk and honey -- Reconstructing the Israelite diet -- What did the Israelites eat? -- The Mediterranean triad : bread, wine, and oil -- Vegetables, pulses, and fruit -- Meat, milk, birds, and fish -- Condiments and other foods -- How well did the Israelites eat? -- Modeling the Israelite diet -- Environment and climate -- Food shortage and famine -- The consumption of meat : archaeological evidence -- The consumption of meat : anthropological evidence -- Food distribution -- Nutritional deficiencies -- Conclusion -- The diet of the ancient Israelites -- Biblical diets.
- Call Number
- *PEZ 12-577
- ISBN
- 9780802862983 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0802862985
- LCCN
- 2008012451
- OCLC
- 214934609
- Author
- MacDonald, Nathan, 1975-
- Title
- What did the ancient Israelites eat? : diet in biblical times / Nathan MacDonald.
- Imprint
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-147) and indexes.
- Research Call Number
- *PEZ 12-577