文档介绍：Dining with John
Biblical Interpretation Series
Editors
Paul Anderson
Yvonne Sherwood
Associate Editor
Rolf Rendtorff
Editorial Advisory Board
Janice Capel Anderson – Phyllis A. Bird
Erhard Blum – Werner H. Kelber
Ekkehard W. Stegemann – Vincent L. Wimbush
Jean Zumstein
VOLUME 109
The titles published in this series are listed at
Dining with John
Communal Meals and Identity Formation
in the Fourth Gospel and its Historical
and Cultural Context
By
Esther Kobel
LEIDEN • BOSTON
2011
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kobel, Esther, 1977-
Dining with John : communal meals and identity formation in the Fourth Gospel and its
historical and cultural context / by Esther Kobel.
p. cm. –(Biblical interpretation series, ISSN 0928-0731 ; v. 109)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-90-04-21778-2 (hardback : alk. paper)
1. Bible. . John–Socio-rhetorical criticism. 2. Dinners and dining in the Bible. 3.
Identification (Religion)–History. I. Title.
2011
'067–dc23
2011034518
ISSN 0928-0731
ISBN 978 90 04 21778 2
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