tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613525030683671127.post9133004925684373764..comments2023-10-12T14:09:33.965-07:00Comments on The Biblia Hebraica Blog: Commensality as Idolatry in Tannaitic LiteratureDouglas Mangumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267532075493569019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613525030683671127.post-48130643221413369382008-12-01T12:38:00.000-08:002008-12-01T12:38:00.000-08:00Jordan, I would agree. I think I was reading Galat...Jordan, I would agree. I think I was reading Galatians as an attempt to move away from a specifically Jewish identity marker, but I didn't word it very clearly. Thanks for clarifying.Douglas Mangumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267532075493569019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3613525030683671127.post-86544018894256524402008-12-01T12:30:00.000-08:002008-12-01T12:30:00.000-08:00Thanks for the plug Doug! The Galatians passage y...Thanks for the plug Doug! The Galatians passage you mention is often cited in commensality discussions. However, it is anything but "mov[ing] away from this separation at [the] table as a marker of separate social identity." By arguing against these rules, some Christians were costuming relaxed regulations as a form of "open commensality" (in J. D. Crossan's terminology). However, an inclusion can also serve to mark social distinction and separation, since it still divides the world into two camps: those who eat with us and those who do not (rather than those with whom we eat and those with whom we don't). This is how this passage has been read by some, especially by recent foodies like myself.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10559746710865467947noreply@blogger.com