Consuming the Word: The New Testament and the Eucharist in the Early Church

by Scott Hahn

Book Overview

From the bestselling author of The Lamb's Supper and Signs of Life comes an illuminating work that unlocks the many mysteries of the Catholic sacrament of the Eucharist.

Long before the New Testament was a document, it was a sacrament. Jesus called the Eucharist by the name Christians subsequently gave to the latter books of the Holy Bible. It was the "New Covenant," the "New Testament," in his blood. Christians later extended the phrase...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030759081X
• ISBN13: 9780307590817
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Image
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.3"