motif, there is no basis for making a connection with an invocation for the risen Lord to be present in the eucharistic celebration. 30 The stronger language links here are with 9:15–16 rather than with 22:19, but since 9:16 was itself concerned to evoke the Last Supper, and via that, the eucharistic practice of the early church (see at 9:10–17), one should not make too sharp a distinction. Note the way in which Jesus, though the guest, takes upon himself the role of host. The relevant elements of
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