Eucharist - Its Origins and Contexts
Subtitle: Sacred Meal, Communal Meal, Table Fellowship in Late Antiquity, Early Judaism, and Early Christianity
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Company KG
Published: 2017
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 2199
ISBN-13: 9783161539183
Subjects: Lord's supper
Description: These three volumes are the results of two conferences on the Christian eucharist and its context in the traditions of sacred and communal meals; the first conference was held at the University of Kiel, the second at the University of Agder's Study Center at Metochi (Lesbos). Scholars from all around the world form an international, interdisciplinary and interdenominational colaboration from various fileds including History of Religion, Classics, Old and New Testament, Judaism, Patristics, Archaeology, and History of Art. ... The broad scope covered by these studies invites readers not only to a clearer interpretation of the origin of the Eucharist and its development in the early church, but also enables them to reach a better understanding of the religious and cultural background of sacred and communal meals in general in ancient societies. -- Book Jacket.