{"id":72363,"date":"2019-11-06T05:27:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T10:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=72363"},"modified":"2019-11-05T14:28:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T19:28:24","slug":"religionprof-podcast-with-meredith-warren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2019\/11\/religionprof-podcast-with-meredith-warren.html","title":{"rendered":"ReligionProf Podcast with Meredith Warren"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07QJXSL55\/ref=as_li_ss_il?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1&linkCode=li2&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=8a0dac3c5cdf3bb8faf831acbe6c4669&language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B07QJXSL55&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&language=en_US\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=B07QJXSL55\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\">I\u2019ve been looking forward to sharing <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/religionprof\/episodes\/ReligionProf-Podcast-with-Meredith-Warren-e6dmsh\/a-aqptea\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">this podcast for a while Meredith Warren<\/a>\u00a0for a while. We had a conversation about her work on hierophagy, which for those who might not recognize the Greek roots of the word is \u201csacred eating,\u201d i.e. eating that not only has some sort of vague or highly symbolic religious connotations such as is familiar to at least many today, but eating that was thought to mediate an actual encounter and ingestion of a reality that properly belongs to another realm. We talk about, among other things, the TV series Good Omens which features a fair amount of attention to angelic eating.<\/p>\nSince talking with her, some thoughts occurred to me that intersect with another area of interest of mine. What are the implications for the historicity of Jesus of the fact that he is said, often simply in passing, to have eaten. (I\u2019m of course addressing here those with the extremely fringe view that denies there was a historical Jesus). If Jesus were thought to be an angelic or some other kind of otherworldly being, surely his consumption of ordinary human food would have been considered at least noteworthy, and perhaps controversial.<\/p>\nJesus\u2019 vow of abstinence and other related words at the last supper are also interesting to consider in this regard. Does it tell us anything about what Jesus expected as far as the kingdom that was to dawn? That people would eat in it is unsurprising given Jewish expectations. But would it be human food, or would it be something else because humans would take on a new existence? Are there any clues? Jesus\u2019 meal practices seem to foreshadow the eating that would ensue in the kingdom he spoke of. Does it give us any clues to its character?<\/p>\nI also find myself thinking about the theology of resurrection and the scenes involving Jesus eating.<\/p>\nThere are so many interesting thoughts that continue to be generated by Meredith Warren\u2019s book <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2JTQMmL\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Jewish Literature<\/em><\/a> and my conversation with her about it. And so hopefully you can tell that I highly recommend it!<\/p>\nHungry (pun intended) for more? Here are some links you\u2019ll want to explore:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientjewreview.com\/articles\/2019\/9\/18\/publications-\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">AJR<\/em> on Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Jewish Literature<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OYvNDe3gxU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meredithwarren.hcommons.org\/2019\/04\/23\/new-book-food-and-transformation-in-ancient-mediterranean-literature\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">New Book: Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Literature<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cNew Book: Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Literature\u201d \u2014 Dr Meredith J C Warren\" src=\"https:\/\/meredithwarren.hcommons.org\/2019\/04\/23\/new-book-food-and-transformation-in-ancient-mediterranean-literature\/embed\/#?secret=p17GIZF2Qv#?secret=OYvNDe3gxU\" data-secret=\"OYvNDe3gxU\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0W0WNjqgtO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popularcultureandtheology.com\/2019\/06\/07\/good-omens-and-transformational-eating\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Good Omens and Transformational Eating<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cGood Omens and Transformational Eating\u201d \u2014 Pop Culture and Theology\" src=\"https:\/\/popularcultureandtheology.com\/2019\/06\/07\/good-omens-and-transformational-eating\/embed\/#?secret=59D3mul2Z6#?secret=0W0WNjqgtO\" data-secret=\"0W0WNjqgtO\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/marginalia.lareviewofbooks.org\/directions-study-religion-transformational-eating-ancient-literature\/<\/p>\nFittingly, there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/relcfp.com\/post\/188787580379\/cfp-food-sacrificial-spiritual-and-secular\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">call for papers about Food: Sacrificial, Spiritual, and Secular<\/a>.<\/p>\nFor those who need more podcasts to add to their playlist, <a href=\"http:\/\/notbeingasausage.blogspot.com\/2019\/10\/preaching-podcasts-on-sundays-in.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">Deirdre Good shared Podcasts for Preachers, Pundits, Parishioners, and Public Proclaimers<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/euangelion\/2019\/11\/welcome-to-the-planet-theology-podcast\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Bird also appears to be launching a podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\nFinally, here\u2019s a previous post of mine relevant to this one:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sA7lqP1TlX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2018\/12\/i-can-only-imagine-leviticus-in-the-good-place.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">I Can Only Imagine Leviticus In The Good Place<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cI Can Only Imagine Leviticus In The Good Place\u201d \u2014 Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2018\/12\/i-can-only-imagine-leviticus-in-the-good-place.html\/embed#?secret=TMxzCvWeeh#?secret=sA7lqP1TlX\" data-secret=\"sA7lqP1TlX\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve been looking forward to sharing this podcast for a while Meredith Warren\u00a0for a while. 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