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Why priests? : a failed tradition /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wills, Garry, 1934-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2013.
Subjects:
Transubstantiation.
Lord's Supper > Catholic Church.
Lord's Supper > Real presence.
Catholic Church > Doctrines.
Lord's Supper > Biblical teaching.
Priests.
Lord's Supper > Miracles.
Table of Contents:
  • Priest power: the Eucharist
  • A priestless movement
  • Holy men
  • The miracle
  • Explaining the miracle: Aquinas
  • Explaining the miracle : Augustine
  • Jesus the non-priest: Killer priests
  • The Melchizedek myth
  • Higher Melchizedeks
  • Melchizedek and Jesus
  • Letter to Hebrews: What is it?
  • What does it mean?
  • A new high priest
  • Jesus as sacrifice: Human sacrifice
  • Who killed Jesus?
  • Jesus as rescuer: The saving Trinity
  • Comrade Christ
  • Monopoly on the sacred: Priestly imperialism
  • The Lord's Supper(s).