Daniel Fast: Difference between revisions
Bon courage (talk | contribs) rm. self-published |
Bon courage (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{medref|date=May 2014}} |
{{medref|date=May 2014}} |
||
The '''Daniel Fast''' is based on the [[Bible|Biblical]] [[Book of Daniel]], and refers to a 10 or 21 day avoidance of foods declared unclean by God in the laws of Moses.<ref name=Bloomer>{{medrs|date=May 2014}}{{cite journal|last=Bloomer|first=Richard J|coauthors=Mohammad M Kabir, Robert E Canale, John F Trepanowski, Kate E Marshall, Tyler M Farney, Kelley G Hammond|title=Effect of a 21 day Daniel Fast on metabolic and cardiovascular disease risk factors in men and women|journal=Lipids in Health and Disease|year=2010|doi=10.1186/1476-511X-9-94|url=http://www.lipidworld.com/content/pdf/1476-511X-9-94.pdf}}</ref><ref name=Caitlin>{{rs|date=May 2014}}{{cite journal|last=Hobbs|first=Caitlin S|title=Three Dimensional Nutrition: Exploring nourishment of spirit, mind, and body during a 28-day Daniel Fast at Southern Adventist University|journal=Senior Research Papers|date=Dec 12, 2012|series=Paper 163|url=http://knowledge.e.southern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1166&context=senior_research}}</ref> The passage in Chapter 10:2-3 may refer to a classical fast during a period of mourning, so the modern Daniel Fast is most commonly followed for 21 days.<ref name=Bloomer /> |
The '''Daniel Fast''' is based on the [[Bible|Biblical]] [[Book of Daniel]], and refers to a 10 or 21 day avoidance of foods declared unclean by God in the laws of Moses.<ref name=Bloomer>{{medrs|date=May 2014}}{{cite journal|last=Bloomer|first=Richard J|coauthors=Mohammad M Kabir, Robert E Canale, John F Trepanowski, Kate E Marshall, Tyler M Farney, Kelley G Hammond|title=Effect of a 21 day Daniel Fast on metabolic and cardiovascular disease risk factors in men and women|journal=Lipids in Health and Disease|year=2010|doi=10.1186/1476-511X-9-94|url=http://www.lipidworld.com/content/pdf/1476-511X-9-94.pdf}}</ref><ref name=Caitlin>{{rs|date=May 2014}}{{cite journal|last=Hobbs|first=Caitlin S|title=Three Dimensional Nutrition: Exploring nourishment of spirit, mind, and body during a 28-day Daniel Fast at Southern Adventist University|journal=Senior Research Papers|date=Dec 12, 2012|series=Paper 163|url=http://knowledge.e.southern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1166&context=senior_research}}</ref><ref name=White>{{rs|date=May 2014}}{{cite book|last=White|first=Ellen G|title=Counsels on Diet and Foods|date=1938|publisher=The Ellen G. White Estate|url=http://files.meetup.com/3500282/Counsel%20on%20Diet%20and%20Foods.pdf}}</ref> The passage in Chapter 10:2-3 may refer to a classical fast during a period of mourning, so the modern Daniel Fast is most commonly followed for 21 days.<ref name=Bloomer /> |
||
According to the passages, one fasts from eating royal foods including specifically meats, pleasant breads, and wine. Instead, the diet consists only of "pulses" and water. "Pulses" in this context may translate roughly to "food grown from seed". "Vegetables" is used instead of "pulses" in some translations.<ref name=Bloomer /> |
According to the passages, one fasts from eating royal foods including specifically meats, pleasant breads, and wine. Instead, the diet consists only of "pulses" and water. "Pulses" in this context may translate roughly to "food grown from seed". "Vegetables" is used instead of "pulses" in some translations.<ref name=Bloomer /><ref name=White /> |
||
A narrative of the Biblical story is set in Babylon, where Daniel, three friends, and fellow captives have been brought for training. The king honors them by offering royal foods, including meat and wine, hopping to encourage their development. Though young, Daniel already knew the harmful effects of wine and luxurious foods on physical and mental health. Daniel refuses to eat foods forbidden by God, and instead asks for “pulses” (a broader term than the contemporary use). The guard charged with their care expresses concern for their health, so Daniel requests a short test of the diet. For 10 days, they are permitted to eat just plant foods. At the end of just 10 days, the guard is surprised at their good personal appearance and physical and mental health, compared to those who had indulged in the royal foods. Therefore, Daniel and his friends are permitted to eat whole plant foods for the duration of their training. After continuing with the diet during three years of training they are judged by the king to be mentally superior. "And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm."<ref name=Bloomer /><ref name=Caitlin /> |
A narrative of the Biblical story is set in Babylon, where Daniel, three friends, and fellow captives have been brought for training. The king honors them by offering royal foods, including meat and wine, hopping to encourage their development. Though young, Daniel already knew the harmful effects of wine and luxurious foods on physical and mental health. Daniel refuses to eat foods forbidden by God, and instead asks for “pulses” (a broader term than the contemporary use). The guard charged with their care expresses concern for their health, so Daniel requests a short test of the diet. For 10 days, they are permitted to eat just plant foods. At the end of just 10 days, the guard is surprised at their good personal appearance and physical and mental health, compared to those who had indulged in the royal foods. Therefore, Daniel and his friends are permitted to eat whole plant foods for the duration of their training. After continuing with the diet during three years of training they are judged by the king to be mentally superior. "And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm."<ref name=Bloomer /><ref name=Caitlin /><ref name=White /> |
||
[[Ellen G. White]] states that the example of Daniel demonstrates that "a strict compliance with the requirements of God is beneficial to the health of body and mind."<ref name=White /> |
|||
In modern versions of the Daniel Fast, food choices may be limited to whole grains, fruits, vegetables, pulses, nuts, seeds and oil. The Daniel Fast resembles the [[vegan]] diet in that it excludes (fasts from) the consumption of foods of animal origin.<ref name=Bloomer /> |
In modern versions of the Daniel Fast, food choices may be limited to whole grains, fruits, vegetables, pulses, nuts, seeds and oil. The Daniel Fast resembles the [[vegan]] diet in that it excludes (fasts from) the consumption of foods of animal origin.<ref name=Bloomer /> |
||
Revision as of 15:35, 7 May 2014
 | This article needs more reliable medical references for verification or relies too heavily on primary sources. (May 2014) |  |
The Daniel Fast is based on the Biblical Book of Daniel, and refers to a 10 or 21 day avoidance of foods declared unclean by God in the laws of Moses.[1][2][3] The passage in Chapter 10:2-3 may refer to a classical fast during a period of mourning, so the modern Daniel Fast is most commonly followed for 21 days.[1]
According to the passages, one fasts from eating royal foods including specifically meats, pleasant breads, and wine. Instead, the diet consists only of "pulses" and water. "Pulses" in this context may translate roughly to "food grown from seed". "Vegetables" is used instead of "pulses" in some translations.[1][3]
A narrative of the Biblical story is set in Babylon, where Daniel, three friends, and fellow captives have been brought for training. The king honors them by offering royal foods, including meat and wine, hopping to encourage their development. Though young, Daniel already knew the harmful effects of wine and luxurious foods on physical and mental health. Daniel refuses to eat foods forbidden by God, and instead asks for “pulses” (a broader term than the contemporary use). The guard charged with their care expresses concern for their health, so Daniel requests a short test of the diet. For 10 days, they are permitted to eat just plant foods. At the end of just 10 days, the guard is surprised at their good personal appearance and physical and mental health, compared to those who had indulged in the royal foods. Therefore, Daniel and his friends are permitted to eat whole plant foods for the duration of their training. After continuing with the diet during three years of training they are judged by the king to be mentally superior. "And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm."[1][2][3]
Ellen G. White states that the example of Daniel demonstrates that "a strict compliance with the requirements of God is beneficial to the health of body and mind."[3]
In modern versions of the Daniel Fast, food choices may be limited to whole grains, fruits, vegetables, pulses, nuts, seeds and oil. The Daniel Fast resembles the vegan diet in that it excludes (fasts from) the consumption of foods of animal origin.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e [unreliable medical source?]Bloomer, Richard J (2010). "Effect of a 21 day Daniel Fast on metabolic and cardiovascular disease risk factors in men and women" (PDF). Lipids in Health and Disease. doi:10.1186/1476-511X-9-94.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b [unreliable source?]Hobbs, Caitlin S (Dec 12, 2012). "Three Dimensional Nutrition: Exploring nourishment of spirit, mind, and body during a 28-day Daniel Fast at Southern Adventist University". Senior Research Papers. Paper 163.
- ^ a b c d [unreliable source?]White, Ellen G (1938). Counsels on Diet and Foods (PDF). The Ellen G. White Estate.