Christian Fasting: Biblical and Evangelical Perspectives

By analyzing Old and New Testament texts on fasting, Christian Fasting: Biblical and EvangelicalPerspectives reveals the social, cultural, and religious significance of this practice in the first-century Mediterranean world. It then compares the biblical representation of fasting with fasting in contemporary Evangelical literature and practice.

• | Author: S. H. Mathews
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Jan 27, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 164 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 1498507530
• | ISBN-13: 9781498507530