Not Bread Alone: The Uses of Food in the Old TestamentIn ancient Israel the production of food was a basic concern of almost every Israelite. Consequently, there are few pages in the Old Testament that do not mention food, and food provides some of the most important social, political and religious symbols in the biblical text. Not Bread Alone is the first detailed and wide ranging examination of food and its symbolism in the Old Testament and the world of ancient Israel. Many of these symbols are very