Eucharist Eucharist The Eucharist (; also called Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper, among other names) is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others. According to the New Testament, the rite was instituted by Jesus Christ during the Last Supper; giving his disciples bread and wine during the Passover meal, Jesus commanded his followers to "do this in memory of me" while referring to the bread as "my body" and the cup of wine as "the new covenant in my blood". Through the Eucharistic celebration Christians remember both Christ's sacrifice of
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