The Rituals of Dinner
by Margaret Visser
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Author: Margaret VisserEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-07-01
ISBN: 0140170790
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: Approach with caution
Summary: 2 Stars
I enjoyed this book until I came to a description of Passover (p. 35) that is entirely garbled. It is not a feast of the New Year; does not stress cleansing; does not provide initiation; and there were ten plagues, not seven. It is a celebration of deliverance from oppression and slavery with a fillup of spring festivity. Visser says the Christian Eucharist was born directly from Passover, but outside of the Last Supper being a seder, other aspects of the Eucharist fly directly in the face of Jewish law (i.e. the cannibalism and blood drinking). (I'm sure libraries of books have been pubished on this subject, but kosher law forbids the consumption of blood.)
Given that Visser can't even get the number of the plagues of Egypt right--it's right there in the Bible, a book that is doubtlessly familiar to her--I don't feel comfortable with this book. I'm giving it two stars because she supplies references. If only I could find the one that states there were seven plagues . . . .
Overall, I'm glad I picked this up in a used book store.
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