The Eucharist - Its Origins and Contexts

These three volumes are the results of two conferences on the Christian eucharist and its context in the traditions of sacred and communal meals; the first conference was held at the University of Kiel, the second at the University of Agder's Study Center at Metochi (Lesbos). Scholars from all around the world form an international, interdisciplinary and interdenominational collaboration from various fields including History of Religion, Classics, Old and New Testament, Judaism, Patristics, Archeology, and History of Art. Volume I deals with Old Testament, Early Jewish, and New Testament traditions, volume II with Patristic traditions and Iconography, and volume III approaches Near Eastern and Graeco-Roman traditions, as well as Archeology. Images, illustrations and indexes complete the volume. The broad scope covered by these studies invites readers not only to a clearer interpretation of the origin of the Eucharist and its development in the early church, but also enables them to reach a better understanding of the religious and cultural background of sacred and communal meals in general in ancient societies.

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Born 1949; 1979 Dr. theol.; 1993 Habilitation; 1979-85 Pastor of the Protestant Church of Baden; 1994-2000 Professor of New Testament (Chair) at the University of Gießen (Department of Protestant and Catholic Theology); since 2000 Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies (Chair) at the University of Kiel (Faculty of Theology). Born 1941; 1980 Dr. theol.; 1982 Habilitation; 1979-83 assistant professor at the University of Linköping (Sweden); 1983-89 associate professor at the University of Bergen (Norway); 1990-2008 full professor of New Testament and its environment at the University of Oslo (Norway); since 2008 Emeritus.