With its slightly antiseptic
take easy, non-spoiling foods
properties, wine would have
along to sustain him. Raisins,
been a whole lot safer to drink
which are dried grapes, dates
than water was. There were
from the palm orchards of
many mosquito-infested
Jericho and dried figs, along
swamps in Israel at that time.
with locally-grown nuts, such as
A little water might be
walnuts, pistachios and
added to cut the wine. The
almonds, would have been both
Romans, who were occupying
tasty and nourishing.
the Holy Land at that time, liked
It is customary, in Israel
to add honey to sweeten theirs.
today, to gift baskets of dried
As he travelled about the
fruits and nuts at Tu b’Shevat.
country, preaching the good
Nothing very much has changed
news and healing the sick,
in two thousand years, it would
Jesus would have needed to
seen.
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