The Meaning of Feasts In the Biblical Tradition
The feasts of Israelite and Jewish worship, like those in other religious traditions, were occasions on which worshipers might transcend the shortcomings of ordinary life. These three entries explain how festivals served as "windows" into a higher order of hope and positive values. In Israel the agricultural feasts took on added meaning as celebrations of the Lord's historic acts of blessing and deliverance and as tokens of the covenant.…
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Chapters & Articles in The Meaning of Feasts In the Biblical Tradition (3)
A feast is a sign of the divine in history. Israel celebrated three kinds of feasts: pilgrimage feasts, solemn or r…
A feast celebrates the positive character of existence. In the face of evil and pain, feasts proclaim the goodness …
The three major Jewish feasts are associated with three annual harvests; historically each involved the return of a…