
Received by Christ
A Biblical Reworking of the Reformed Theology of the Lord's Supper
Celine S. Yeung(Author)
Cascade Books (Publisher)
Published on 21. July 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
270 pages
978-1-6667-4827-7 (ISBN)
Description
Huldrych Zwingli had an idea. To the shock of both Rome and fellow Protestant Martin Luther, he argued that Christ is not physically present in the Lord's Supper. Rather, the Eucharistic elements only represent Christ's body and blood. However, the unique basis undergirding his theory is often overlooked, both by his contemporaries and later commentators. He specifically understood the Lord's Supper to be patterned after the Passover meal, the meal of the Old Testament. His memorialist understanding was in fact based on the memorialist nature of the Passover. By bringing in Jewish scriptures to bear on our understanding of the Lord's Supper, his approach unlocks new questions that do not necessarily presuppose Greek metaphysics or a break from traditions. This work seeks to continue to develop the method Zwingli left behind, delineating a Eucharistic theology for the church today, one that gives careful consideration to God's actions in relation to Israel and therefore sees the meal not metaphysically, but historically and relationally.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
446 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6667-4827-7 (9781666748277)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Celine S. Yeung
Received by Christ
A Biblical Reworking of the Reformed Theology of the Lord's Supper
E-Book
07/2023
Wipf and Stock Publishers
€32.99
Available for download
Person
Celine S. Yeung is assistant professor of theology at China Graduate School of Theology in Hong Kong.