Summary

This workshop looked at the richness and diversity of models of the meal that Jesus instituted on the night he was betrayed, evident in the New Testament narratives as well as in the history of the church

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The diversity of models: 1) Communion Meal; 2) Memorial Meal; 3) Covenantal Meal; 4) Thanksgiving Meal; 5) Sacrificial Meal; and 6) Eschatological Meal.

Presented by Robin M. Jensen at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on 91ÁÔÆæ.

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