Exploring the Evolution of the Lord's Supper in the New Testament

by John Michael Perry

Book Overview

Tradition has assumed that the Lord's Supper was "instituted" by Jesus on the night of Holy Thursday as a memorial of his impending death on Good Friday. Recent scholarship tells us, however, that this assumption must be carefully qualified. The way in which Jesus taught the church to celebrate his Supper was actually far more complex. This investigation reveals that the earliest celebrations of the Lord's Supper were memorials of Jesus' Resurrection,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556127219
• ISBN13: 9781556127212
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Sheed & Ward
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"