Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper

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Foreword by Scott Hahn ix Introduction i 1. THE MYSTERY OF THE LAST SUPPER JESUS ANDJUDAISM I I You SHALL NOT DRINK THE BLOOD iy THROUGH ANCIENT JEWISH EYES / 7 2. WHAT WERE THE JEWISH PEOPLE WAITING FOR? WHAT KIND OF MESSIAH? 22 THE JEWISH HOPE FOR A NEW EXODUS 2 y JESUS AND THE NEW EXODUS 42 3. THE NEW PASSOVER THE BIBLICAL ROOTS OF PASSOVER 50 WHAT WAS PASSOVER LIKE AT THE TIME OF JESUS? 59 JESUS AND THE NEW PASSOVER 68 You HAVE TO EAT THE LAMB 74 4. THE MANNA OF THE MESSIAH THE MANNA IN THE TABERNACLE J8 THE BREAD OF THE WORLD TO COME 86 JESUS AND THE NEW MANNA 92 “THIS IS A HARD SAYING” 104 5. THE BREAD OF THE PRESENCE THE BREAD OF THE FACE 118 “BEHOLD, GOD’S LOVE FOR YOU” 125 JESUS AND THE NEW BREAD OF THE PRESENCE 134 THE REAL PRESENCE 144 6. THE FOURTH CUP AND THE DEATH OF JESUS THE SHAPE OF THE JEWISH PASSOVER MEAL 149 DID JESUS FINISH THE LAST SUPPER? 138 I THIRST 163 7. THE JEWISH ROOTS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH PASCHA MEANS PASSOVER 132 THE SHADOW OF THE MANNA 180 IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME 188 8. ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS Acknowledgments 203 Notes 205