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Chapter 4 - The Cup of Wrath

Wine as Curse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2025

Mark Scarlata
Mark Scarlata
Affiliation:
St Mellitus College, London
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Chapter 1 discusses the poetry of the prophets that inverts the blessing of wine to become the cup of wrath as a metaphor for God’s judgment on Israel and the nations. Wine can have a deadlier side in the Bible when consumed at banquets, in excess, or in disobedience to God’s command.

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Wine, Soil, and Salvation in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament , pp. 71 - 102
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • The Cup of Wrath
  • Mark Scarlata, St Mellitus College, London
  • Book: Wine, Soil, and Salvation in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament
  • Online publication: 09 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009551151.005
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  • The Cup of Wrath
  • Mark Scarlata, St Mellitus College, London
  • Book: Wine, Soil, and Salvation in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament
  • Online publication: 09 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009551151.005
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  • The Cup of Wrath
  • Mark Scarlata, St Mellitus College, London
  • Book: Wine, Soil, and Salvation in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament
  • Online publication: 09 January 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009551151.005
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