Origin of the Eucharist line of development from the established Eucharist of later centuries back close to the time of the historical Jesus. Paul F. Bradshaw argues in "Eucharistic Origins" that it is not until after the 1st century and much later in some areas that the Eucharist and the Last Supper became placed in a relation of dependence: many Eucharists did not relate to the Paschal mystery and/or the Last Supper. On the other hand, in the middle of the 1st century Paul the Apostle explicitly placed the celebration of the Lord's Supper in relation to what Jesus did on the night he
Names for books of Judeo-Christian scripture Names for books of Judeo-Christian scripture This brief article distinguishes the various terms used to describe (Jew)ish and (Christian)ity scripture. Several terms refer to the same material, although sometimes rearranged. For Jews, the Bible means... Judaism has traditionally held that, along with the Torah, God revealed a series of instructions on how to interpret and apply the Torah. The Torah is referred to as the "written law", while the additional instructions were known as the "Oral law". By the second century CE Jewish sages began writing down interpretations of the Bible; Orthodox Jews consider these writings to embody the "oral