EAN: 9783161562228

THE EUCHARIST - ITS ORIGINS AND CONTEXTS KARTON...

These three volumes are the results of two conferences on the Christian eucharist and its
context in the traditions of sacred and communal meals  the first conference was held at the
University of Kiel  the second at the University of Agder's Study Center at Metochi (Lesbos).
Scholars from all around the world form an international  interdisciplinary and
interdenominational collaboration from various fields including History of Religion  Classics 
Old and New Testament  Judaism  Patristics  Archeology  and History of Art. Volume I deals with
Old Testament  Early Jewish  and New Testament traditions  volume II with Patristic traditions
and Iconography  and volume III approaches Near Eastern and Graeco-Roman traditions  as well as
Archeology. Images  illustrations and indexes complete the volume. The broad scope covered by
these studies invites readers not only to a clearer interpretation of the origin of the
Eucharist and its development in the early church  but also enables them to reach a better
understanding of the religious and cultural background of sacred and communal meals in general
in ancient societies.

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