Wimmer, after a brief discussion on hemaneutics, goes through a detailed study of the major relevant passages in the NT Gospels defining fasting, including a look at comparisons or contrasts to Jewish and Hellenistic history and cultural. Although Wimmer states that fasting was practiced in the early Church, he contends there is not much said about it in the rest of the NT. For that reason, only the Gospels are engaged.

This book is very informative and insightful. From a non-scholar's perspective, the hermaneutics is quite in-depth but easy to follow. A good read to strengthen your own personal grounds for maintaining fasting as a legitimate NT discipline. ( )