Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist
Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
Brant Pitre
- A
- revelatory
- exploration
- of
- the
- Jewish
- roots
- of
- the
- Last
- Supper
- that
- seeks
- to
- understand
- exactly
- what
- happened
- at
- Jesus’
- final
- Passover.“Clear,
- profound
- and
- practical—you
- do
- not
- want
- to
- miss
- this
- book.”—Dr.
- Scott
- Hahn,
- author
- of
- The
- Lamb’s
- Supper
- and
- The
- Fourth
- CupJesus
- and
- the
- Jewish
- Roots
- of
- the
- Eucharist
- shines
- fresh
- light
- on
- the
- Last
- Supper
- by
- looking
- at
- it
- through
- Jewish
- eyes.
- Using
- his
- in-depth
- knowledge
- of
- the
- Bible
- and
- ancient
- Judaism,
- Dr.
- Brant
- Pitre
- answers
- questions
- such
- as:
- What
- was
- the
- Passover
- like
- at
- the
- time
- of
- Jesus?
- What
- were
- the
- Jewish
- hopes
- for
- the
- Messiah?
- What
- was
- Jesus’
- purpose
- in
- instituting
- the
- Eucharist
- during
- the
- feast
- of
- Passover?
- And,
- most
- important
- of
- all,
- what
- did
- Jesus
- mean
- when
- he
- said,
- “This
- is
- my
- body…
- This
- is
- my
- blood”?To
- answer
- these
- questions,
- Pitre
- explores
- ancient
- Jewish
- beliefs
- about
- the
- Passover
- of
- the
- Messiah,
- the
- miraculous
- Manna
- from
- heaven,
- and
- the
- mysterious
- Bread
- of
- the
- Presence.
- As
- he
- shows,
- these
- three
- keys—the
- Passover,
- the
- Manna,
- and
- the
- Bread
- of
- the
- Presence—have
- the
- power
- to
- unlock
- the
- original
- meaning
- of
- the
- Eucharistic
- words
- of
- Jesus.
- Along
- the
- way,
- Pitre
- also
- explains
- how
- Jesus
- united
- the
- Last
- Supper
- to
- his
- death
- on
- Good
- Friday
- and
- his
- Resurrection
- on
- Easter
- Sunday.Inspiring
- and
- informative,
- Jesus
- and
- the
- Jewish
- Roots
- of
- the
- Eucharist
- is
- a
- groundbreaking
- work
- that
- is
- sure
- to
- illuminate
- one
- of
- the
- greatest
- mysteries
- of
- the
- Christian
- faith:
- the
- mystery
- of
- Jesus’
- presence
- in
- “the
- breaking
- of
- the bread.”
