Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Ancient Christianity
- The Cambridge History of Ancient Christianity
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- List of Contributors
- Editors’ Preface
- Part I Contested Contexts
- Part II Contested Figures
- Part III Contested Heritage
- Part IV Contested Cultures
- Part V Contested Beliefs
- 19 Contesting Creator and Creation
- 20 The Trinity in the Making
- 21 Resurrection, Transformation, and Deification
- 22 The Eucharist in the First Three Centuries
- 23 Office, and Appointment to Office, in Early Christian Circles
- Part VI Contested Bodies
- Ancient Sources
- Modern Authors
- References
22 - The Eucharist in the First Three Centuries
from Part V - Contested Beliefs
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 August 2023
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Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Ancient Christianity
- The Cambridge History of Ancient Christianity
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- List of Contributors
- Editors’ Preface
- Part I Contested Contexts
- Part II Contested Figures
- Part III Contested Heritage
- Part IV Contested Cultures
- Part V Contested Beliefs
- 19 Contesting Creator and Creation
- 20 The Trinity in the Making
- 21 Resurrection, Transformation, and Deification
- 22 The Eucharist in the First Three Centuries
- 23 Office, and Appointment to Office, in Early Christian Circles
- Part VI Contested Bodies
- Ancient Sources
- Modern Authors
- References
Summary
What can we know of the ritual that came to be known as the Eucharist during the first three centuries of Christianity? Are there any clear features that can be discerned amid the limited, fragmentary, and diverse character of the sources?
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- The Cambridge History of Ancient Christianity , pp. 514 - 535Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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