What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat? Diet in Biblical Times

Name: What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat? Diet in Biblical Times
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ISBN: 9780802862983

ISBN-10: 0802862985

ISBN-13: 9780802862983

Edition: 2008

Authors: Nathan MacDonald

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Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Publication date: 11/17/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.550

Nathan MacDonald is Reader in Old Testament Studies at St Andrews University, Scotland.



Preface


Maps


Archaeological Time Line



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


Endnotes


Bibliography


Index of Modern Names


Index of Select Place Names, Authors, and Subjects


Index of Scripture References