Volume 49, Number 9 · May 23, 2002
In the Finger Zone
By Bernard Lewis
The Promised Land is defined by its frontiers and then by its abundant if basic food supply—'a land flowing with milk and honey.' The Lord's Prayer deals with eternal truths, and with one practical request—for 'our daily bread.' The pagan ancient Greeks, imagining the life of the immortals on Mount Olympus, provided for their sustenance—ambrosia and nectar, the food and drink of the gods.
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