Moderator

Dale Hathaway, Winthrop University

Panel Title

Moral Judgments, Social Justice, and Food

Start Date

23-2-2019 8:20 AM

Location

Withers 117

Session Number

Session VI

Description

This paper explores the intersection of food and religion in Acts 10 and its background in the kosher food laws of Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14. This narrative serves as the foundation for the Christian teaching that followers of the Way need not follow food laws identified in the Scriptures of Israel.

Keywords

Kashrut, Judaism, Christianity, Acts 10

Your Title/College/Department/Program

Associate Professor of Religion

College of Arts, Sciences, Business, and Education

Department of History, Politics & Social Justice

Winston-Salem State University

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Rise, Kill, and Eat: The Abrogation of Jewish Food Laws in Early Christianity

Withers 117

This paper explores the intersection of food and religion in Acts 10 and its background in the kosher food laws of Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14. This narrative serves as the foundation for the Christian teaching that followers of the Way need not follow food laws identified in the Scriptures of Israel.