The "eucharistic words of Jesus": an unnoticed silence in our earliest sources

There is a very long standing interest in the 'eucharistic words of Jesus' among both theologians and biblical scholars. However, the words that are given in the Synoptic Gospels are not eucharistic (in the sense of being Jesus' words of blessing / thanking God) but merely what were c...

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Main Author: O'Loughlin, Thomas
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Published: The Society for Liturgical Study 2014
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description There is a very long standing interest in the 'eucharistic words of Jesus' among both theologians and biblical scholars. However, the words that are given in the Synoptic Gospels are not eucharistic (in the sense of being Jesus' words of blessing / thanking God) but merely what were considered his instructions to the disciples about what they were to do. In effect, we have rubrics for praxis and/or an explanation of praxis, rather than prayers.
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spelling nottingham-303632020-05-04T20:17:27Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30363/ The "eucharistic words of Jesus": an unnoticed silence in our earliest sources O'Loughlin, Thomas There is a very long standing interest in the 'eucharistic words of Jesus' among both theologians and biblical scholars. However, the words that are given in the Synoptic Gospels are not eucharistic (in the sense of being Jesus' words of blessing / thanking God) but merely what were considered his instructions to the disciples about what they were to do. In effect, we have rubrics for praxis and/or an explanation of praxis, rather than prayers. The Society for Liturgical Study 2014 Article PeerReviewed O'Loughlin, Thomas (2014) The "eucharistic words of Jesus": an unnoticed silence in our earliest sources. Anaphora, 8 (1). pp. 1-12. ISSN 1755-9790
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title The "eucharistic words of Jesus": an unnoticed silence in our earliest sources
title_full The "eucharistic words of Jesus": an unnoticed silence in our earliest sources
title_fullStr The "eucharistic words of Jesus": an unnoticed silence in our earliest sources
title_full_unstemmed The "eucharistic words of Jesus": an unnoticed silence in our earliest sources
title_short The "eucharistic words of Jesus": an unnoticed silence in our earliest sources
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