Full Description
"This book is an essay in liturgical theology," writes Max Thurian, "It is in fact a study in biblical theology which seeks to provide a firm basis for the eucharistic liturgy in the great Judaeo-Christian tradition represented by the Scriptures." From the insights which came to him within the Brotherhood of Taize in France, Max Thurian believes that the real presence of Christ must be studied within the 'liturgical action' and not isolated as a separate theological problem. In the Reformed tradition of Taize he turns, therefore, to a study of the Scriptures and opens the Scriptural meaning of the Eucharistic memorial as seen in the Old and New Testaments. Volume II deals with the New Testament background.
Contents
I. The Memorial in the New Testament The Memorial of Sin to obtain Forgiveness The Memorial of Prayer and Charity The Memorial of the Saints Making Remembrance II. The Words of Christ at the Last Supper The Anamnesis of the Mysteries The Blessing of the Elements The Breaking of the Bread The Separation of the Elements The Blood of the Covenant The Remission of Sins The Present Reality of the Sacrifice The Proclamation of the Cross The Eschatological Entreaty III. The Eucharistic Sacrifice The Sacrament of the Sacrifice The Presentation of the Sacrifice The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving The Sacrifice of Intercession The Eucharistic Sacrifice and Justification by Faith The Heavenly Intercession The Church's Offering IV. The Real Presence The Calvinistic Doctrine of the Real Presence Theses concerning the Real Presence Conclusion Appendix Index