Forsyth, Mark. A Short History of Drunkenness. Viking, 2017. ISBN9780241980101. Supplied185-page PDF.
Biblical narratives and early Christian communion show multiple attitudes toward wine, from blessing and ritual to warnings against excess.
Mark Forsyth, A Short History of Drunkenness (Viking, 2017), chap. 7, “The Bible”.
Mark Forsyth, A Short History of Drunkenness (Viking, 2017), chap. 7, “The Bible”.
chap. 7, “The Bible”
Forsyth, Short History of Drunkenness, chap. 7, “The Bible”.
chap. 7, “The Bible”
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Forsyth, Mark. A Short History of Drunkenness. Viking, 2017. ISBN9780241980101. Supplied185-page PDF.
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Scriptural story and historical practice are different evidence classes. The comparison of sheikhar to grappa is not proof of ancient distillation. Notes183 acknowledge interpretive disagreement about Cana.
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