From symposium to Eucharist <subTitle>The banquet in the early Christian world</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Smith, Dennis E.</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <namePart type="date">(1944-...)</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">4:1</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">Minneapolis, U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>The Fortress</publisher> <dateIssued>2003</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">0 e</languageTerm> </language> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">ng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>411tr.</extent> <extent>Paperback</extent> <extent>23cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>Table fellowship in the ancient Mediterranean was more than food consumption. From Plato on down, banquets held an important place in creating community, sharing values, and connecting with the divine.</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Dennis E. Smith</note> <subject> <topic>Dinners and dining -- Religious aspects</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">264.3609</classification> <classification authority="ddc">D411-S64</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780800634896</identifier> <recordInfo> <recordContentSource authority="marcorg">1</recordContentSource> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2021-1</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119070414.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>