text: The Meal was never called a "sacrifice" by the early Christian Church [the Apostolic era---33-100 AD].  That particular title only came later.  Calling the Mass the SACRIFICE implies that God sent Jesus to die for our sins.  
  
  1) There was NO ORIGINAL SIN---the Jewish people NEVER believed in Original Sin.  They do believe in  personal sin.  But God does not punish people for the sins of their ancestors, so God would never be punishing one generation after another for the sin of Adam and Eve---if there was an Adam and Eve [names given to early humanity].
  
  2) Historically, there was NEVER an idyllic garden for only ONE couple, with talking animals. Humanity, struggled for life among other animals in an often harsh physical surroundings.
  
  3) Jesus suffered and died because of the animosity and inability of the Jewish hierarchy to CHANGE their understanding of God's love and will for humanity, that Jesus demonstrated.
  That priesthood ended with the destruction of the Temple.