communal meals in the book of Acts Finger, Reta Halteman 1940- creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, Mich William B. Eerdmans Pub. c2007 2007 monographic eng

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x, 326 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Introduction -- Stating the question : a middle-class bias against communal sharing? -- Economic sharing in Acts? a history of (mis)interpretation -- Naming the meal : agape, Eucharist, bread-breaking -- Meals on wheels for the widows? common meals versus poor relief -- From the top down : socio-economic structures of an agrarian society -- Jerusalem : productive city on a hill -- How the non-elite survived : social relations and community values -- Copycats? Essene communal life as model -- Never eat alone! food and meals as cultural symbols -- "A glutton and a drunkard" : Jesus and table fellowship -- "Upstairs, downstairs" : widows and other women in dining room and kitchen -- The intentional community : an exegesis of Acts 2:41-47 -- The widows' complaint : an exegesis of Acts 5:42-6:1-6 -- Daily commensality : a necessity then, impractical today? Reta Halteman Finger. Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-310) and indexes. Criticism, interpretation, etc Dinners and dining in the Bible BS2625.6.D56 F56 2007 226.6/067 9780802830531 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0802830536 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2006039041 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip075/2006039041.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip075/2006039041.html DLC 170509 20250312110518.0 14641779