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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-100812277864
ISBN-139780812277869
eBay Product ID (ePID)2091606
Product Key Features
Number of Pages196 Pages
Publication NameLord's Table : Eucharist and Passover in Early Christianity
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1981
SubjectChristianity / History, Judaism / History, Christian Rituals & Practice / Sacraments
TypeTextbook
AuthorGillian Feeley-Harnik
Subject AreaReligion
SeriesAnniversary Collection
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN80-050693
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisFocusing on the imagery of the Last Supper, The Lord's Table is a provocative study of Jewish-Gentile relations through their symbolic rituals in the first century A.D. The author argues that the Last Supper, representing the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, was a reinterpretation of many different kinds of covenant meals, in scripture and in practice, that focused primarily on the Passover. By following the overall pattern of the Passover, yet inverting every critical element, the early church transformed the meaning of the meal and the sacrifice on which it was based into something quite different. Through anthropological and literary analysis, The Lord's Table brings to light how a ritual so intrinsic to modern Christian life was once so controversial and revolutionary.