Smith, Dennis Edwin, 1944-

From symposium to Eucharist : the banquet in the early Christian world / Dennis E. Smith. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2003. - xi, 411 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-387) and index.

0800634896 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Dinners and dining in the Bible.
Dinners and dining--History.
Dinners and dining--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Lord's Supper--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

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