Having celebrated thirty-five Passover Seders with my Hebrew Catholic family, I anticipated already knowing most of what Brant Pitre has to say in Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper. I already knew that Moses prefigured the Messiah to come; that the Last Supper was a Passover meal; that Jesus is both the paschal lamb and the unleavened bread eaten by the Jews, and that we celebrate this same mystery at Mass.
But, the details!...
"The great storm is coming, but the tide has turned." Culture, Catholicism, and current trends watched with a curious eye.
Monday, February 28, 2011
The Jewish Roots of the Eucharist
Brant Pitre's new book. Simcha Fischer, Hebrew Catholic, reviews it--and is quite excited. Excerpts:
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