Eucharistic Theology
Definition
The invocation of the Holy Spirit upon the Gifts (‘For this bread is made with an honest Body… and in this Cup is made with an honest Blood…’), which the Orthodox Church holds to be the moment of consecration.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Epiclesis
- Eucharist And Transubstantiation
Biblical References
- Matthew 26:26-28 (cf. ‘Come ye, this is My Body… My Blood…’) — While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat, this is my body.” And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “D
- 1 Corinthians 11:23-25 — For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread, and after he had given thanks he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do
- Revelation 13:16-17 (the seal of Antichrist, implicit) — He also caused everyone (small and great, rich and poor, free and slave) to obtain a mark on their right hand or on their forehead. Thus no one was allowed to buy or sell things unless he bore the mark of the beast—that
- Genesis 4:26; 5:18-24 — And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. At that time people began to worship the Lord. When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Eno
- Leviticus 17:11; Deuteronomy 12:23 — for the life of every living thing is in the blood. So I myself have assigned it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, for the blood makes atonement by means of the life. However, by no means eat the blo
- Matthew 17:1-6 (and parallels) — Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them privately up a high mountain. And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white a