. . . The Lords Supper should be celebrated frequently in the church andthere is good reason for doing so on each Lords Day. The Lords Suppertoday should be op... » 

. . . The Lords Supper should be celebrated frequently in the church andthere is good reason for doing so on each Lords Day. The Lords Suppertoday should be open to all who wish to feed on Christ and profess faith inhim. The New Testament envisages the use of one loaf and a common cup. Itwould be good to maintain this symbolism today. These are but three of severalprovocative conclusions reached by the distinguished theologian I. HowardMarshall in this easytounderstand and comprehensive survey of the NewTestament accounts of the Lords supper. This book explores the nature of othersacred meals in the ancient world principally Jewish the relationship to oneor other of the biblical accounts themselves the nature of the meal celebratedby the early church the significance of the Last Supper as demonstrated byJesus and then as demonstrated by the early church. Understanding the supperas a Passover meal Marshall shows the meals orientation towards the deathresurrection and second coming of Jesus and its centrality to the life of thechurch. In doing so he draws out a number of principles important for theChristian community today. I. Howard Marshall is Professor of New Testament andthe University of Aberdeen. He has written numerous books including BiblicalInspiration and I Believe in the Historical Jesus. «