Matthew, Mark, Luke, And 1 Corinthians
5. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
There are a number of accounts that describe the Lord’s Supper but there are four accounts that are significant, in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and 1 Corinthians. These four accounts take into consideration the ‘supper’ that Jesus took on the night before he was betrayed.
5.1 Pauline account
Paul refers to the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corin chapter 10 and 11.In this passage from 1 Corin 11:17-34, Paul reminded the Corinthians of what Jesus did on the night before he was arrested. Paul’s account gave instruction to the disciples of what they ought to do as a “pattern for the disciples to follow in remembrance of him” (Marshall, Last Supper and Lord’s Supper 33). He pointed out that they were not behaving in the right manner and therefore confronting them to do as Jesus did for he believed that “ Eucharistic fidelity meant doing what Jesus did in memory of him, celebrating the Lord’s Supper in truth, and living the Eucharist as a Eucharistic people” (LaVerdiere 48) I. Howard Marshall in Last Supper and Lord’s Supper pointed out that “the account given by Paul is confined to the central elements in the Last Supper, the distribution of the …show more content…
It is not uncommon for Jews to come together for thanksgiving feast and other rituals. According to I.H. Marshall, the “phrase ‘breaking of bread’ in Acts may cover both celebrations of the Lord’s Supper and other church meals without wine” (“Lord’s Supper” 574). The ‘breaking of the bread’ came into prominence as it has significance in the command of Jesus during the Lord’s supper. R.A.Falconer explains that “the memory of their Lord’s constant table-fellowship to which His thanksgiving with intense reality, had given religious significance, but much more because of the Last Supper carrying his command” (Falconer
There are a number of accounts that describe the Lord’s Supper but there are four accounts that are significant, in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and 1 Corinthians. These four accounts take into consideration the ‘supper’ that Jesus took on the night before he was betrayed.
5.1 Pauline account
Paul refers to the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corin chapter 10 and 11.In this passage from 1 Corin 11:17-34, Paul reminded the Corinthians of what Jesus did on the night before he was arrested. Paul’s account gave instruction to the disciples of what they ought to do as a “pattern for the disciples to follow in remembrance of him” (Marshall, Last Supper and Lord’s Supper 33). He pointed out that they were not behaving in the right manner and therefore confronting them to do as Jesus did for he believed that “ Eucharistic fidelity meant doing what Jesus did in memory of him, celebrating the Lord’s Supper in truth, and living the Eucharist as a Eucharistic people” (LaVerdiere 48) I. Howard Marshall in Last Supper and Lord’s Supper pointed out that “the account given by Paul is confined to the central elements in the Last Supper, the distribution of the …show more content…
It is not uncommon for Jews to come together for thanksgiving feast and other rituals. According to I.H. Marshall, the “phrase ‘breaking of bread’ in Acts may cover both celebrations of the Lord’s Supper and other church meals without wine” (“Lord’s Supper” 574). The ‘breaking of the bread’ came into prominence as it has significance in the command of Jesus during the Lord’s supper. R.A.Falconer explains that “the memory of their Lord’s constant table-fellowship to which His thanksgiving with intense reality, had given religious significance, but much more because of the Last Supper carrying his command” (Falconer