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“In the Mass – in the 'blood of the new and everlasting covenant' – Christ fulfills the rites of the old covenant. This beautiful book by Dr. Brant Pitre shows us that fulfillment in loving detail. We gain an appreciation of what was, so that we can see, ever more clearly, what 'is now and ever shall be.' Clear, profound and practical – you do not want to miss this book.” – Dr. Scott Hahn, author of The Lamb’s Supper and Signs of Life “In Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist Brant Pitre pairs together the Jewish Scriptures and the Jewish tradition to frame the actions of Jesus at the Last Supper, and to provide a fresh look at the heart of Christian practice—the Eucharist. By taking us back to the Jewish roots of our faith, Pitre gives us a powerful lens through which to see anew the bread of the presence, the manna, the Last Supper, and ultimately the meaning of Christian Eucharist. Pitre’s mastery of Scripture and the Jewish traditions makes him the perfect guide for anyone seeking to understand the climax of Jesus’ ministry, the Last Supper and the first Eucharist.” – Dr. Tim Gray, President of the Augustine Institute“For Christians, it is impossible to understand ourselves apart from Christ. And here, we see how we cannot truly realize the richness of the Eucharist apart from its meaning in light of the Jewish covenant with God. What an exquisite view of the Eucharist as a personal encounter with Christ and the first Eucharist as a humanity-wide encounter with God!” – Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus and the New York Times bestselling author of Our Lady of Guadalupe“With Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist Brant Pitre puts the Eucharistic Christ into thrilling context by examining the realities of Jewish life in the first century. Believers and non-believers alike will better-appreciate the rich cultural, traditional and scriptural wells from which Eucharistic understanding has been drawn and developed since Jesus of Nazareth first proclaimed, ‘my flesh is real food, and my body real drink.’” – Elizabeth Scalia, Managing Editor (Catholic) at Patheos.com and the blogger known as The Anchoress“Captivating, clear and compelling, this book shows how the Eucharist is at the heart of Jesus’ messianic mission. After guiding readers through ancient Jewish hopes for a new Exodus, a new Passover, a new manna and a new temple, Pitre demonstrates step-by-step how Jesus’ institution of the Eucharist fulfills those eschatological expectations. This book is a must read for anyone studying the Biblical foundations for the Eucharist.”– Edward Sri, Provost of the Augustine Institute and author of Men, Women and the Mystery of Love“Rare is the book that demands to be read by beginners and scholars alike, but Brant Pitre has written such a book, combining sparkling prose with profound insight into Scripture's meanings and contexts. Guided by Pitre, we enter into the ancient Israelite prophetic expectation of the fulfillment of the original Exodus through a new Passover, new manna, new priest-king, and new Temple. Pitre shows us how age-old controversies over the Eucharist as sacrifice, meal, and real presence are illumined by Jesus in the Gospels. This exciting and inspiring book fills a major gap in biblical studies.”– Matthew Levering, Professor of Theology, University of Dayton, and author of Sacrifice and Community: Jewish Offering and Christian Eucharist
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BRANT PITRE is a professor of sacred Scripture at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the author of Jesus the Bridegroom. Dr. Pitre is an extremely enthusiastic and highly sought-after speaker who lectures regularly across the United States. He has produced dozens of Bible studies on both CD and DVD, in which he explores the biblical roots of the Catholic faith. He has also appeared on a number of Catholic radio and television shows, such as Catholic Answers Live and EWTN. He currently lives in Louisiana with his wife, Elizabeth, and their five young children.From the Hardcover edition.
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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Image; Reprint edition (February 2, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385531869
ISBN-13: 978-0385531863
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Faithful Catholics and faithful evangelicals alike will find plenty of illumination about 'the Last Supper' in this book. Too many Christians overlook the fact that the 'messiah' had to have been 'Jewish', as were his disciples and the early saints of the Catholic Church. This book is in agreement with careful modern scholarship about the historical Jesus and about the 'end time' he and other preachers of his time (John the Baptist, for example) thought was almost at hand. Jesus wanted to offer a Reformed view of his faith and he eagerly sought evidence that he might be the Messiah. He tested his beliefs step by step as he took the actions that prophecy revealed the Messiah would take. The enactment of a 'New Passover' was one such step and it led Jesus to tell his followers that, in the new Passover, the unleavened bread was 'his' body and the wine was 'his' blood. He was the 'Paschal lamb' who was sacrificed once and for all mankind. This book carefully and repetitiously tells this story in detail. This book is worth owning.
I am a life-time Catholic and I am a deep and extensive reader of theology and the early church fathers, but this book was chock-a-block with facts, insights and observations that were right under my nose all along but which I never suspected to exist.Author Brant Pitre's chief claim is that the Jews of Jesus's time were waiting for a new Exodus. This new Exodus required a new Moses, and what is more, a return of the miracle that chiefly defined the Exodus, namely, Manna.We all know about the Passover-Last Supper parallel. Pitre sharpens our understanding of that connection by providing insights about how first-century Jews would have understood Passover, to wit, that God gave precise instructions about how to select a lamb for sacrifice and how to mark the houses with the blood of the lamb on the lumber of the lintels but that this rite of the original Passover would not have been over until the lamb had been eaten.From there Pitre explains the miracle of Manna and its continuing cultic significance in Judaism. I knew that Manna was kept in the ark of the covenant, but Pitre explains the importance of manna as the quintessential miracle of Exodus. Manna had a place in the Jewish cultural imagination as the bread of life or the bread of angels. Some thought that Manna had existed in Heaven before the creation of the world.What I knew but didn't know was the importance that Jesus assigned to manna. I knew that the Bread of Life discourse in John 6 starts with a question by skeptics about Jesus providing manna, and I knew his answer, but I didn't know the context of that discussion, namely whether Jesus was the Messiah would bring back manna. Jesus's answer was "yes" and he declared that he was that manna.Pitre then discusses the obscure and mysterious "Bread of the Presence." I never knew that Moses and the 72 elders had a banquet with God where they saw the "face" of God. I definitely did not know that the Bread of Presence was also called "the Bread of the Face" because it was in the presence of God or that three times a year the priests showed the people the "face of God" by showing the Bread of the Presence and announcing this is God's love.Of course, this all gives deep insight into the original Christian understanding of the Eucharist. Concerning the Bread of the Presence, Pitre summarizes:"The Bread and Wine of Jesus’ Presence In books about the Last Supper, scholars are often puzzled by a peculiar feature of the meal. If it was in fact a new Passover, then why didn’t Jesus take the roasted flesh of the Passover lamb and identify it as his body? Why did he focus instead on the bread and wine? Moreover, why would he choose to identify the bread and wine so intimately with himself? Where could he have gotten the (admittedly strange) idea that bread and wine could somehow represent a person? To be sure, one can see how the breaking of the bread and the pouring out of the wine could be visible signs of his imminent death. The broken bread symbolizes his broken body, and the outpoured wine symbolizes the shedding of his blood. But you have to admit that when you think of common symbols of a person’s presence, bread and wine are not the first things that spring to mind. That is, unless you are a first-century Jew, and you are talking not just about the presence of a human being but about the presence of God. However, as we have seen, the notion that bread and wine could be signs of the divine presence was something that would have been driven home at least three times a year, at the feasts of Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. As we just learned, at each of these festivals, the golden table of the Bread of the Presence would be brought out for the pilgrims to see, and the priests would declare: “Behold, God’s love for you!†In light of everything we’ve seen so far in this chapter, I think the case can be made that from Jesus’ perspective, the Last Supper was not merely a new Passover; it was also the new bread and wine of the Presence. Although most readers don’t look at the Last Supper in terms of the bread and wine of the Presence, I invite you to look again:..."Pitre offers an explanation of the Jewish Passover Seder and the significance of Jesus drinking the fourth and final cup of Passover after he utters "It is finished," thereby making the Last Supper into a sacrifice with sacrifice, priest and liturgy.In sum, this was a challenging, insightful and interesting book.
I recently read this book in my Catholic men's study group. The author, Brent Pitre, explains the historical Jewish roots of the Eucharist in a clear and compelling way. A lifelong Roman Catholic, I had never heard nor understood just how deeply connected the celebration of the Eucharist was tied to the Passover meal and the exodus of the Jews from Egypt. Not being familiar with Jewish tradition, this book shone much light on this subject for me. Though this book is not an easy read, it was definitely worth the effort involved. I have a much greater understanding of the Jewish roots of the Eucharist, and have spent much time reflecting on it since reading the book. Highly recommended.
In his book, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist, Dr. Pitre draws on the Old Testament, additional ancient Hebrew Scriptures, the New Testament - specifically, Jesus’ own words and the writings of St. Paul, as well as the Early Fathers, to teach about the prefiguration of the Eucharist from the time of the Exodus. He explains beautifully how the Bread of the Presence (sometimes called the Show Bread) was to the ancient Jews the presence of God on earth. In addition, he shows how the Bread of the Presence, and the wine kept in the tabernacle, prefigure the Eucharist in their manner of bread and wine; the Real Presence of God on earth today.In addition, I loved the fact that it is written in a manner that makes it accessible to everyone, not just scholars of religion. Thank you, Dr. Pitre!
A must read for understanding the depth and complexity of Holy Communion (the Eucharist). In an easy-to-read format, the author draws on scripture and tradition at the time of Jesus to reveal how it's MUCH more than "sharing of bread in a symbolic fashion" as many in the modern era would believe.Whether you're Catholic, Jewish, or other -- this will inform why Catholics revere the Eucharist and why our Mass is centered on it. I grew up Catholic, but never fully understood this sacredness of this sacrament that Jesus left for us. I've read the CCC and other official documents, and read bible passages referring to it, but this book REALLY ties it all together. Sometimes we take one passage in the bible and think we understand, but this (much like the Catholic Church) takes Holy Scripture, Tradition, and ancient scholar commentary to form a comprehensive evaluation of what Jesus intended to do for us. It also ties Christian faith to Jewish ancestors and will make you appreciate Matthew 5:17: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill".Highly recommend!
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