The Prohibition of Meat and Milk Mixing in the Same Meal: A Brief Theological and Medical Approach to a Jewish Dietary Law

The Prohibition of Meat and Milk Mixing in the Same Meal: A Brief Theological and Medical Approach to a Jewish Dietary Law

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Submitted Nov 23, 2022
Published Jan 14, 2023
DOI https://doi.org/10.24018/theology.2023.3.1.85
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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023)
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  •   Elias E. Mazokopakis

    •    Naval Hospital of Crete, Greece

Abstract

According to Jewish dietary laws, known as Kashrut, the meat and milk mixing in the same meal is prohibited. This article examines this prohibition from a theological and modern medical viewpoint.

Keywords: Jewish Diet, Kashrut, Meat, Medicine, Milk, Theology.

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Mazokopakis, E. E. (2023). The Prohibition of Meat and Milk Mixing in the Same Meal: A Brief Theological and Medical Approach to a Jewish Dietary Law. European Journal of Theology and Philosophy, 3(1), 19–21. https://doi.org/10.24018/theology.2023.3.1.85
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