Abstract:
This paper presents a study related to the Biblical precept You shall not boil a kid in its mother s milk. described in Exodus 23:19; 34:26 and in Deuteronomy 14:21 in a theological, cultural and nutritional perspective. The research is guided by a methodological pattern practiced by the Faculdades EST and by its research orientators. The first chapter succinctly seeks to situate the texts in their literary contexts submitting them to an historical, social, geographical and literary analysis. It also occupies itself with the study of the text through its translation, literary and redactional analysis. It presents opinions with respect to the prohibition, based on scientific and anthropological studies of renowned theologians. The second chapter deals with the Jewish origin, evolution, literature and culture, seeking to present the dietary laws, beyond the orientations regarding the mixture of meat and milk, the techniques of preparing kasher/pure foods. And, finally, the third chapter deals with the scientific studies related to the science of nutrition with emphasis on the nutrients of meat and milk. Human nutrition is conceived as science, relating religion and food, living and surviving and eating rules. And it concludes with results of research related to the food interaction that exists between the nutrients of meat and milk.
