Consuming the Word: The New Testament and the Eucharist in the Early Church Reflection first revealed to the people

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Consuming the Word: The New Testament and the Eucharist in the Early Church Reflection first revealed to the peopleLong before the New Testament was a document, it was a sacrament. Jesus called the Eucharist by the name Christians subsequently gave to the latter books of the Holy Bible. It was the "New Covenant," the "New Testament," in his blood. Christians later extended the phrase to cover the books produced by the apostles and their companions; but they did so because these were the books that could be read at Mass. This simple and demonstrable historical fact