I got into a discussion with a friend about Lent and Orthodox fasting, and she had a very good question... Why dairy? Why not, say, sugar?
The wine is obvious, but why were the other foods (meat, dairy, oil) chosen over, again, sugar or something, and WHO chose them?
Originally she asked why we didn't eat these things if it wasn't laid out in the Bible to not eat them. So since the Bible didn't say it, she wants to know who did.
The wine is obvious, but why were the other foods (meat, dairy, oil) chosen over, again, sugar or something, and WHO chose them?
Originally she asked why we didn't eat these things if it wasn't laid out in the Bible to not eat them. So since the Bible didn't say it, she wants to know who did.