Food and Feasts of the Apostle Paul: Inside the Early Church-with Menus and Recipes - Hardcover

by Douglas E. Neel (Author)

The New Testament is filled with stories of the Apostle Paul and the many feasts he attended-from extravagant wedding banquets to simple meals. This book, which Booklist calls "absorbing," takes readers inside the food culture of the 1st century, exploring its significance and offering readers recipes to recreate their own tastes of these feasts.

Author Biography

Douglas E. Neel is an Episcopal priest and the author of The Food and Feasts of Jesus (Rowman & Littlefield, 2012). He owned a catering company specializing in first-century food and currently teaches classes on ancient food and feasts. Neel enjoys making his own cheese and wine and lives in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.