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The Earliest History of the Christian Gathering by 
The Oxford history of the biblical world by 
Not bread alone the uses of food in the Old Testament by 
Susan Wolk and Maria-José Sevilla -- Depictions of the Last Supper:Food in the Arts 1998 by 
Hospitality and Community after Christendom by 
We will feast : rethinking dinner, worship, and the community of God by Select a passage from the New Testament where meals figure prominently and explore the ways the pericope conceptualizes community, identity, belief, etc. This essay should incorporate a piece of art and reflect on how texts determine visual meaning and how the aesthetic opens the text to new hermeneutical possibilities. This essay should provide a clear presentation of the interpretative strategies you deploy in your analysis. Its subject matter and development will be the center of the discussion in Exegesis Week 2. Extension: 2000-2500 words. This paper partially fulfills objectives a, b, c, d.
DID YOU KNOW: You can search the ATLA Religion Database by scripture passage? Take Matthew 26:17, for example, click "Scriptures" then find "Matthew." Hit expand to limit articles to just your assigned passage.
