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Christian fasting : biblical and evangelical perspectives / S.H. Mathews.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]Description: 1 online resource (v, 157 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781498507547
  • 1498507549
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Christian fasting.DDC classification:
  • 248.4/7 23
LOC classification:
  • BV5055
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
An anthropologist reads the New Testament -- Fasting in the Old Testament and ancient Mediterranean world introduction -- Fasting in the New Testament: a social-scientific view of fasting in the first-century Mediterranean world -- Fasting in evangelical Christianity -- Evangelicalism and the New Testament in dialogue.
Summary: Through the lens of social-scientific criticism, Christian Fasting: Biblical and EvangelicalPerspectives explores the social, cultural, and religious significance of fasting in the first-century Mediterranean world. Old Testament precedents, as well as Mesopotamian, Greek, and Roman influences are examined to form the backdrop for a detailed interpretation of each fasting text in the New Testament. Contemporary evangelical fasting literature is also discussed and analyzed. Finally, H.S. Mathews proposes a solution for reconciling a biblical interpretation of fasting with contemporary evangelical practice.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)945625

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-154) and index.

An anthropologist reads the New Testament -- Fasting in the Old Testament and ancient Mediterranean world introduction -- Fasting in the New Testament: a social-scientific view of fasting in the first-century Mediterranean world -- Fasting in evangelical Christianity -- Evangelicalism and the New Testament in dialogue.

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Through the lens of social-scientific criticism, Christian Fasting: Biblical and EvangelicalPerspectives explores the social, cultural, and religious significance of fasting in the first-century Mediterranean world. Old Testament precedents, as well as Mesopotamian, Greek, and Roman influences are examined to form the backdrop for a detailed interpretation of each fasting text in the New Testament. Contemporary evangelical fasting literature is also discussed and analyzed. Finally, H.S. Mathews proposes a solution for reconciling a biblical interpretation of fasting with contemporary evangelical practice.