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The Pagan Altar: How the Eucharist Transformed the Jewish Jesus into a Hellenistic Mystery
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ISBN10: 1291671382
ISBN13: 9781291671384
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: May 29 2026
Pages: 46
Weight: 0.15
Height: 0.10 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781291671384
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: May 29 2026
Pages: 46
Weight: 0.15
Height: 0.10 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
Believers consume bread and wine, maintaining that they receive the literal or spiritual body and blood of Jesus Christ. This practice did not emerge from the Jewish world of Jesus of Nazareth. It represents a radical departure from First-Century Judaism. Two competing visions shaped early Christianity: - The Jerusalem Church: Led by James the Just, the brother of Jesus. They maintained strict adherence to Jewish law (Torah) and viewed Jesus as the human Messiah. - The Gentile Mission: Spearheaded by Paul of Tarsus. Paul reinterpreted Jesus through the lens of Hellenistic mysticism, creating a new religion for the Greco-Roman world. This book traces how the simple Jewish fellowship meal became a sacramental mystery ritual. It explores how Greek philosophy, Roman civic religion, and Mediterranean mystery cults transformed the historical Jesus into a dying-and-rising savior god.
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