Ascetic Eucharists food and drink in early Christian ritual meals

The early Eucharist has been seen as sacramental eating of token bread and wine in imitation of Jesus. This text suggests diversity in its conduct, including the early use of foods

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGowan, Andrew Brian
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Clarendon 1999, 1999
Series:Oxford early Christian studies / Oxford early Christian studies
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:The early Eucharist has been seen as sacramental eating of token bread and wine in imitation of Jesus. This text suggests diversity in its conduct, including the early use of foods
Physical Description:xiii, 312 p.
ISBN:9780191683770
0191683779