An Analysis of Healthy Diet in Holy Bible

  • Xinya Liu School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Wuhan University
Keywords: Holy Bible, Biblical food rules, Healthy diet.

Abstract

Holy Bible has a profound influence upon Western ideology and culture. The biblical food rules are also abundant, from which we can also see the diet of ancient Mediterranean residents. This is of great significance to the study of the healthy diet and literature with the increasingly prominent environmental and food safety problems nowadays. The biblical food rules can not only provide ancient dietary wisdom for modern people physically, but also help those in trouble spiritually for mental health.

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Published
2021-07-19