Sacrifice and Community: Jewish Offering and Christian Eucharist

by Matthew Levering

This book explores the character of the Eucharist as communion in and through sacrifice. It will stimulate discussion because of its controversial critique of the dominant paradigm for Eucharistic theology, its reclamation of St Thomas Aquinas’s theology of the Eucharist, and its response to Pope John Paul II’s Ecclesia de Eucharistia .

Genres: Theology

222 pages, Paperback

First published November 10, 2005

About the author

Matthew Levering (PhD, Boston College) is professor of religious studies at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Ezra & Nehemiah in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible. He is also coauthor of Holy People, Holy Land and Knowing the Love of Christ.

Reviews

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Levering writes a brilliant overview of the Eucharist and Eucharistic theology, illuminating its sacrificial and sacramental aspects