The breaking of bread in Luke 24
This paper considers the meaning of breaking bread in Emmaus in Luke 24 in the light of other occasions in Luke-Acts when bread is broken. Five aspects of the significance of this event are identified and discussed: (1) Breaking the bread as prayer; (2) as an occasion of illumination; (3) particular...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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Neotestamentica
Year: 2002, Volume: 36, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 39-56 |
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| Summary: | This paper considers the meaning of breaking bread in Emmaus in Luke 24 in the light of other occasions in Luke-Acts when bread is broken. Five aspects of the significance of this event are identified and discussed: (1) Breaking the bread as prayer; (2) as an occasion of illumination; (3) particularly concerning the death and resurrection of Jesus; (4) as a means of sustenance through suffering to salvation; (5) as anticipation of the eschatological banquet. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/EJC83105 |