“Let us keep the feast”: some perspectives on the form and symbolism of the eucharistic bread in the early and Medieval West

To begin with, we should clarify the form of the Eucharistic bread before the Western resumption of unleavened bread (azymes). The use of artos instead of azyma in the four New Testament accounts of the Last Supper probably tells us that the type of bread used was not considered sufficiently importa...

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Main Author: Paxton, Nicholas (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: 2018
In: Melita theologica
Year: 2018, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 159-172
IxTheo Classification:KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages
KBA Western Europe
NBP Sacramentology; sacraments
RC Liturgy
Further subjects:B Lord's Supper -- Biblical teaching
B Spiritual life -- Catholic Church
B Bible. New Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bread -- Religious aspects

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