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Making a Meal of It: Rethinking the Theology of the Lord’s Supper is unavailable, but you can change that!

Making a Meal of It explores the background and implication of the Lord’s Supper. Delving into its historical and Scriptural origins, Witherington argues that the Lord’s Supper is a sacramental celebration of the community of God, designed to incorporate people of varying backgrounds. Excavating the diverse ways in which Scripture and early Christian tradition speak about the Lord’s Supper,...

were opened and they recognized him.… They said to each other, ‘Didn’t our hearts feel strangely warm as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?’ (30–32 NLT) The Lord’s Supper should be seen as a chance for a close encounter with Jesus, a chance for a moment of clarity and recognition in one’s life that Christ comes to meet us, bless us, forgive us, over and over again, and that we can and must actively participate in this joyful event. It’s not about magical rituals or
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