Raised on Christian Milk

Download or read book Raised on Christian Milk written by John David Penniman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Same essence, same food: nourishment, formation, and education in early Christianity -- The symbolic power of food in the Greco-Roman world -- Mother's milk as ethno-religious essence in ancient Judaism -- Ruminating on Paul's food in the second century -- Animal, vegetable, milk: Origen's dietary system -- Gregory of Nyssa at the breast of the bridegroom -- Milk without growth: Augustine and the limits of formation -- Conclusion