Questions tagged [eucharist]
Questions about the Lord's supper as instated by Jesus at the Last Supper and practiced by Christians today. Sometimes called communion or the Lord's Table.
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Does Verse 29 of Mtt 26 have relevance to Verse 27?
We read in Mtt 26:27-29 ( NIV):
27.Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the[b] covenant, which is poured ...
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Why does Paul say part of "the Lord's Supper" (1 Cor. 11:25) was "after supper" (v. 25)?
In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul discusses "the Lord's Supper" (v. 20). He said that when Jesus was betrayed, He took the bread (vv. 23-24), and then, "after supper," He took the cup (v. ...
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Did Paul consider himself a Prophet? (1 Cor. 11:23) What was his general attitude toward Christian prophecy?
We know there were Christian prophets in the decades after the Resurrection, but did Paul consider himself to be one of them? What do we know about his understanding of Christian prophecy? In 1 Cor. ...
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1 Cor 11.30 What does ”because of this” refer to?
I spend my free time (and I have a bit of it in these times) reading the letters of Paul, in Greek, in chronological order.
I am working through 1 Corinthians at the moment.
Paul's references and ...
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The Relevance of Bread and Wine [closed]
It's very known that before eating and drinking (that will be quoted respectively), jewish people have the habit to say
Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam hamotzi lehem min ha’aretz.
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How is Malachi 1:11 to be understood?
Early Christians linked the sacrifice of the Eucharist with the sacrifice described in Malachi 1. In the King James Version, this passage relevant reads
10 ... I have no pleasure in you, saith the ...
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Does Didache 14:1-3 alluding to Malachi 1:6-14 indicate that he is discussing "the Lord's Supper"?
It seems to me he is making the allusion for that purpose but it is a particularly bad one since they are apples and oranges:
Didache 14:
On the Lord's Day of the Lord come together, break bread and ...
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What does "eating and drinking" signify in "meeting with God"? (Exodus 24:11)
In my thoughts, Exodus 24:9-11 might be speaking of what is termed Eucharist, Sacrament of the Lord's Supper or the Communion in NT. Christians cannot partake in the divinity of the trinity without ...
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In 1 Corinthians 11:20 to what does "ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ" refer?
NIV 1 Corinthians 11:20 So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat,
11:20 Συνερχομένων οὖν ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ οὐκ ἔστιν κυριακὸν δεῖπνον φαγεῖν
It sounds like ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ...
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Does the Didache dictate that the "Lord's Supper" was to involve a real meal?
A commentary I came across said that the Didache indicated that its audience would have a meal in conjunction with the "Eucharist" but when I looked for the reference it seems it is ambiguous (of ...
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In 1 Corinthians 10:16 does Paul's mention of the "cup of blessing" suggest that the meal was a seder?
1 Corinthians 10:16:
KJV The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of
the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion
of the body of Christ?
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Is Jesus speaking about the Eucharist in Revelation 3:20?
Behold— I stand at the door. And I am knocking. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I also will come-in to him. And I will have-dinner (δειπνήσω) with him, and he with Me.
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Does John 1:12 include a reference to the Last Supper?
The Gospel according to John lacks the account at the Last Supper; there is no "Take, eat; this is My body..." But commentators note while lacking those words, John includes things which show a ...
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In 1 Corinthians 10:21 what are "the cup" and "the table of the Lord"?
1Co 10:21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils:
ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of
devils.
Of what cup and table does he speak? I see these ...
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Does 1 Corinthians 15 & 2 Maccabees 12 reflect a belief in both the sacrificial nature of the Eucharist, as well as a belief in 'purgatory'? [closed]
Question: Since Christians went on to offer the Eucharist on for the dead,1 is it tenable, based on 1 Corinthians, namely the portion cited below, to see 1 Corinthians in particular as a reference to ...
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Did the church break the bread with Paul in Acts 20:11 or was he alone?
11 When he had gone back up and had broken the bread and eaten, he
talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left. - Acts
20:11
There is no consensus among scholars since 2000 years ...
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Does the cup in Mark 10:38-39 carry an allusion to the sacrament?
In Mark 10, when James and John ask Jesus that they be seated at his right and left in the kingdom, Jesus replies to them (verse 38):
"You don’t know what you are asking," Jesus said. "...
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In Matthew 26:26-29 why do the disciples not protest Jesus insisting that they drink blood?
I have always been puzzled by the disciples' lack of response to Jesus' request that they drink wine as his blood (Mt. 26:26-29 // Mk. 14:22-25 // Lk. 22:14-23). Everyone in the room was Jewish, and ...
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Is there an allusion to Genesis 3:7 in Luke 24:31?
As I was thinking about the Lord's supper, and possible connections between "taking" and "eating" in Matthew 26:26 and Genesis 3:6, another possible connection occured to me. ...
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What does Paul mean by "unworthy manner" in 1 Corinthians 11:27-32?
In 1 Corinthians 11:27-32 (NKJV) :
27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man ...
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Is the breaking of bread in Luke 24:30 meant to be understood in terms of the Last Supper?
Luke 24:30-31 NIV describes Jesus' meal with two disciples after the resurrection:
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their ...
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What is the referent of "body of Christ" in 1 Corinthians 11:29?
In 1 Corinthians 11:29 Paul warns about judgment on those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ:
So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy ...
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Is there a sacramentalism in the "Bread of Life" discourse?
The "Bread of Life" discourse in John 6:22-59 seems to have all the components of a good discussion on the Lord's Supper (or Eucharist, or communion, or whatever your tradition calls it): Jesus is ...
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