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100 1 a| Finger, Reta Halteman,d| 1940-=| ^A718255;

245 10 a| Of widows and meals :b| communal meals in the book of Acts /c| Reta Halteman Finger.;

260 a| Grand Rapids, Mich. :b| William B. Eerdmans Pub.,c| 2007.;

300 a| x, 326 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-310) and indexes.;

505 0 a| 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?;

630 00 a| Bible.p| Actsx| Criticism, interpretation, etc.=| ^A634646;

650 0 a| Dinners and dining in the Bible.=| ^A670793;

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Of widows and meals : communal meals in the book of Acts / Reta Halteman Finger.

Author/creator	Finger, Reta Halteman, 1940-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2007.
Description	x, 326 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Bible. Acts--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Dinners and dining in the Bible.

Contents	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?
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-310) and indexes.
LCCN	2006039041
ISBN	9780802830531 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0802830536 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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