Beer Production by Throwing Bread into Water: A New Interpreta tion of Eccl. XI, 1–2 Cover Image

Производња пива убацивањем хлеба у воду: ново тумачење Књиге Проповедникове 11, 1–2
Beer Production by Throwing Bread into Water: A New Interpreta tion of Eccl. XI, 1–2

Author(s): Michael M. Homan
Contributor(s): Marijana Petrović (Translator), Srećko Petrović (Translator)
Subject(s): Ancient World, Theology and Religion, Biblical studies
Published by: Свети Архијерејски Синод
Keywords: beer; alcohol; Ecclesiastes; Old Testament; Old East

Summary/Abstract: The passage of Eccl. XI, 1–2 has traditionally been understood as a call for charity or international trade. However, in the light of the procedure by which beer was made in the ancient Near East, which involved placing bread into water, a more likely interpretation is that Ecclesiastes is recommending beer production and consumption in perilous times.

  • Issue Year: XLVI/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 253-260
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Serbian, Hebrew