by Wendy Widder | Nov 17, 2011 | Daniel 1, How to read the Bible, Jewish food laws, The Book of Daniel, Vegetarian
When I first heard about Ezekiel Bread, I was in the middle of translating the book of Ezekiel for a year-long Ph.D. class. So when my roommate asked if I’d heard of Ezekiel Bread, I had…and I hadn’t. I certainly knew about the bread in the book of Ezekiel (chapter...
by Wendy Widder | Nov 5, 2011 | Babylon, culture, Daniel 1, Jewish food laws, The Book of Daniel, Vegetarian
We have barely met Daniel (v.6) before we learn that his name is changed to the more Babylonian appropriate “Belteshazzar,” which probably meant something like “Bel (oh, great Babylonian god!), protect his life!” (v.7). Having informed us of this fact, the narrator...
