T&T Clark Handbook to Early Christian Meals in the Greco-Roman World

Beginning with Hellenistic documents and authors before moving on to the New Testament material itself, according to genre – Gospels, Acts, Letters, Apocalyptic Literature – the handbook culminates with a section on the wider resources that describe daily life in the period, such as medical documents and inscriptions. The literary, historical, theological and philosophical aspects of these resources are also considered, including such aspects as the role of gender during meals; issues of monotheism and polytheism that arise from the structure of the meal; how sacrifice is understood in different meal practices; power dynamics during the meal and issues of inclusion and exclusion at meals.