Mark 14:24). The cup, representing the New Covenant, was made on the basis of (ἐν) the blood of Christ.37 In 1 Corinthians 11:25 Paul reiterated the formula for the instruction of the church. The statement is practically verbatim: the cup, representing the New Covenant, was made on the basis of (ἐν) the blood of Christ. If one had only these references, he might simply conclude that the basis had been established for a future New Covenant. However, when these texts are combined with the portrait