Motif
heavenly banquet or food as sign
heavenly_banquet_or_food_as_sign
A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Divine Food, Nectar, Milk, and Immortality. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 26429-26545 confidence: high
The Apostles ask Jesus whether his Lord can "send down a furnished TABLE to us out of Heaven," and Jesus tells them to fear God.
The Apostles ask for a furnished table from heaven; Jesus prays for it as a festival, sign, and nourishment, and God promises it with a warning.
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