Answering Questions that "The Maker's Diet" Raises: Exploring the Controversial Topic of Meat Eating from the Bible's Perspective
Pork is forbidden in both Judaism (per the Torah) and Islam (per the Koran). Even most Christians would agree that Jesus (a Torah-observant Jew) abstained from eating ham. So why do most Christians eat something that Jesus never ate and that Scripture plainly forbids?
Littleton, CO (PRWEB) April 11, 2005 – A new look at the Good Book may cause
some Christians to rethink their favorite pizza toppings. Addressing both food
and faith—the two hottest topics on the New York Times best-seller list—Hope
Egan’s newly released “Holy Cow! Does Care about What We Eat?” (First Fruits of
Zion, April, 2005) will also cause the National Pork Board—who just launched
their “Don’t be blah™” marketing campaign—to shudder.
In this retelling
of her personal journey through what the Bible says about eating meat, Egan
discovers that God did design meat to be eaten—but only those called “clean” in
the Old Testament. Health books like “The Maker’s Diet” and “What Would Jesus
Eat?” affirm that God did not design pork to be eaten, and that eating swine’s
flesh leads to arthritis, acne and other health problems. But these books avoid
the unspoken question: if this popular food is not supposed to be eaten, then
why does the Church overlook the guidelines that forbid eating it? www.HolyCowNews.com
With help from Bible teacher D.
Thomas Lancaster, Egan reconciles the Old Testament meat passages with the New
Testament, and bravely suggests that Christian obedience might include more
parts of the Bible than previously thought. In the process, she shows how
science supports the biblical food laws, questions the wisdom of both meat-heavy
Atkins diets and no-meat vegetarian diets, and shows how eating meat God’s way
helps prevent Mad Cow disease.
Jordan Rubin, author of the best-selling
“The Maker’s Diet” says that “Holy Cow! is a must-read book for Jews, Christians
and anyone else who eats…”
Best-selling author Hope Egan is an associate
editor for First Fruits of Zion’s Messiah Magazine. D. Thomas Lancaster is the
Educational Director for First Fruits of Zion and author of “Mystery of the
Gospel.”
Visit www.HolyCowNews.com for excerpts and endorsements.
For
interviews or more information:
Hope Egan
www.HolyCowNews.com
773-528-7447 (phone)
773-442-0943
(fax)
800-775-4807 (ordering)
Title: Holy Cow!
Subtitle: Does God
Care about What We Eat?
Release: April 2005
Publisher: First Fruits of
Zion
ISBN: 1-892124-19-X
Pages: 157
Other: Index, Discussion Questions,
Bibliography,
Book Reviews
http://www.christianbookpreviews.com/christian-book-detail.php?isbn=189212419X
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