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Super interesting, especially considering that some people believe the referred to "bread" could have been some sort of hallucinogenic concoction, in particular
by ta1234567890 6y ago
Super interesting, especially considering that some people believe the referred to "bread" could have been some sort of hallucinogenic concoction, in particular mushrooms.
And, if that was the case, it would make a lot more sense that you wouldn't call it (or want it) daily, but instead you would describe it as "supersubstantial" or "superessential".
- 082349872349872 6y agoA potential antithesis to both 'daily' and 'hallucinogenic': In french, épi is the ear: the topmost, superior, part of a grain plant. (leading to mathematical puns involving fields and sheaves, etc.) If the FR ag usage reflects GRC ag usage, it would suggest the reading: Give us this day our grain-substance bread. (no paleo bread for true believers?) Unsubstantiated, yes, but it's the rentrée, so I probably won't be cultivating this topic before the weekend. Edit: As counterevidence, modern greek botanists divide a cereal plant into blastos, phylla, stakhu and rhizos. Do farmers also use these terms in the field? A different theory: gruel was usual, bread is a treat?