fasting

10 subentries

• fasting. See also self-denial
• ancients treated disease with (90:4.8)
• can induce mystic state (100:5.10)
• common ancient practice (89:3.1)
• early oaths accompanied by (87:6.16)
• evolution of concept of sacrifice (89:4.1)
• Isaiah’s definition (147:8.2-3)
• Jesus ate frugally on Mount Hermon (134:8.3)
• not part of gospel (142:8.1) (143:2.3) (147:7.2)
• prolonged f. destroys hunger (140:5.8)
• thought pleasing to ghosts (87:2.4)

Cross-references

• See also self-denial

Cited alongside

Headwords that cite the same paragraphs as this one, commonest first. The number is how many subentries each has.

• self-denial 10
• Isaiah (first) 6
• Jesus 796
• Sanhedrin 82
• faith 146