Summary of Brant James Pitre's Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist

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#1 Jesus was a Jew, and his Jewishness is a historical fact. But is it important. To answer this question, we must recognize that Jesus lived in a Jewish context, and that his words and actions were directed toward a Jewish audience.

#2 The history of Christianity reveals multiple responses to Jesus’ words and actions. Some believed that he was speaking symbolically, while others believed that he was speaking literally. Many found his words and actions offensive.

#3 Jesus was a Jew, and his Jewishness is a historical fact. But is his Jewishness important. To answer this question, we must recognize that Jesus lived in a Jewish context, and that his words and actions were directed toward a Jewish audience.

#4 If you are not familiar with the Jewish Bible or Jewish writings outside the Bible, this book may be challenging. However, stick with it, and you’ll be rewarded with a better understanding of the New Testament.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Sep 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350002423

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Jewishness of Jesus is a historical fact. It is important to note, however, that Jesus was a real person who lived in history, and so the importance of his Jewish identity is also a historical fact. Jesus was a Jew who preached to other Jews about the kingdom of God.

#2

The history of Christianity reveals a number of different responses to Jesus’s words about eating his flesh and drinking his blood. Some believe that he was speaking symbolically, while others believe that he was speaking literally.

#3

The words of Jesus at the Last Supper are extremely controversial. While some argue that he was speaking literally, others argue that he was speaking symbolically. Either way, his words seem to break the Jewish Bible’s commandment against consuming blood.

#4

To understand how Jesus could have said that drinking his blood was necessary for Christians, we must go back in time to the first century AD, when the first Jewish Christians believed that the bread and wine of the Eucharist were really the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

#5

The most important Jewish sources I will draw on are the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Works of Josephus, the Mishnah, the Talmud, and the Midrashim. These writings contain numerous writings from the Second Temple period, during which Jesus lived.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The idea that the Jewish people were waiting for a