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My Flesh Is Meat Indeed: A Nonsacramental Reading of John 6:51-58 Meredith J. C. Warren
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My Flesh Is Meat Indeed: A Nonsacramental Reading of John 6:51-58
Meredith J. C. Warren
Argues that the "bread of life" discourse in John 6:51c-58 does not bear any Eucharistic overtones. Rather, John plays on shared cultural expectations in the ancient Mediterranean world about the nature of heroic sacrifice and the accompanying sacrificial meal, which established the identification of a hero with a deity.
Publisher Marketing: Argues that the bread of life discourse in John 6:51c-58 does not bear any Eucharistic overtones. Rather, John plays on shared cultural expectations in the ancient Mediterranean world about the nature of heroic sacrifice and the accompanying sacrificial meal, which established the identification of a hero with a deity.
Contributor Bio: Warren, Meredith J C Meredith J. C. Warren is an FRQSC postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa. She completed her doctorate in New Testament and Early Judaism at McGill University in Montreal under the direction of Ellen Aitken.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 1, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9781451490244 |
| Publishers | 1517 Media |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 228 × 23 mm · 490 g |
