Ascetic Eucharists: Food and Drink in Early Christian Ritual Meals by Andrew McGowan

Ascetic Eucharists: Food and Drink in Early Christian Ritual Meals

Andrew McGowan

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The early Eucharist has usually been seen as sacramental eating of token bread and wine in careful or even slavish imitation of Jesus and his earliest disciples. In fact, the evidence suggests great diversity in conduct, including the use of foods...

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