The ancients drank wine or beer because the fermentation process killed harmful bacteria. In the middle east wine was the predominant drink. So making water safe to drink by converting it to wine was quite commonly done.
The biblical reference seems to imply that Jesus instantaneous changed water into wine - without a fermentation process; but, that is only an implication. Perhaps Jesus was a winemaker... who routinely made wine from water and a few other ingredients.
IIN to be Christian, but love whiskey?
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The ancients drank wine or beer because the fermentation process killed harmful bacteria. In the middle east wine was the predominant drink. So making water safe to drink by converting it to wine was quite commonly done.
The biblical reference seems to imply that Jesus instantaneous changed water into wine - without a fermentation process; but, that is only an implication. Perhaps Jesus was a winemaker... who routinely made wine from water and a few other ingredients.