Sacrifice and community : Jewish offering and Christian Eucharist /
"This book explores the character of the Eucharist as communion in and through sacrifice. Drawing on Jewish reflection upon the aqedah (the near-sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham in Genesis), as well as on other critical analyses of sacrifice in Scripture, the book shows that communion is not possi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2005.
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| Series: | Illuminations--theory and religion.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book explores the character of the Eucharist as communion in and through sacrifice. Drawing on Jewish reflection upon the aqedah (the near-sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham in Genesis), as well as on other critical analyses of sacrifice in Scripture, the book shows that communion is not possible without the reconciliation attained by sacrificial self-giving love. Following the insights of St. Thomas Aquinas, the author argues that all aspects of Eucharistic theology, including metaphysical doctrines such as transubstantiation, depend upon recognizing that communion cannot be separated from its sacrificial context." "The book will stimulate discussion because of its controversial critique of the dominant paradigm for Eucharistic theology, its reclamation of St. Thomas Aquinas's theology of the Eucharist, and its response to Pope John Paul II's Ecclesia de Eucharistia."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 210 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780470774076 047077407X 1405152176 9781405152174 |