What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat?

What Food did the Ancient Israelites Eat, and how much did they consume? That seemingly simple question is actually a complex topic. In this fascinating book Nathan MacDonald carefully sifts through all the relevant evidence - biblical, archaeological, anthropological, environmental - to uncover what the people of biblical times really ate and how healthy (or unhealthy) it was.

Nathan MacDonald is lecturer in Old Testament at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. His other books include Deuteronomy and the Meaning of 'Monotheism' and Not Bread Alone: The Uses of Food in the Old Testament

Preface	p. ix
Maps	p. xi
Archaeological Time Line	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey	p. 3
Reconstructing the Israelite Diet	p. 10
What Did the Israelites Eat?	p. 17
The Mediterranean Triad: Bread, Wine, and Oil	p. 19
Vegetables, Pulses, and Fruit	p. 25
Meat, Milk, Birds, and Fish	p. 32
Condiments and Other Foods	p. 39
How Well Did the Israelites Eat?	p. 41
Modeling the Israelite Diet	p. 43
Environment and Climate	p. 50
Food Shortage and Famine	p. 57
The Consumption of Meat: Archaeological Evidence	p. 61
The Consumption of Meat: Anthropological Evidence	p. 73
Food Distribution	p. 77
Nutritional Deficiencies	p. 80
Conclusion	p. 89
The Diet of the Ancient Israelites	p. 91
Biblical Diets	p. 94
Endnotes	p. 102
Bibliography	p. 133
Index of Modern Names	p. 148
Index of Select Place Names, Authors, and Subjects	p. 150
Index of Scripture References	p. 154
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