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