Last Supper and Lord's Supper

by I. Howard Marshall

- ." . . The Lord's Supper should be celebrated frequently in the church, and there is good reason for doing so on each Lord's Day." - "The Lord's Supper today should be open to all who wish to feed on Christ and profess faith in him." - "The New Testament envisages the use of one loaf and a common cup. It would be good to maintain this symbolism today." These are but three of several provocative conclusions reached by the distinguished theologian I. Howard Marshall in this easy-to-understand and comprehensive survey of the New Testament accounts of the Lord's supper. This book explores the nature of other sacred meals in the ancient world, principally Jewish; the relationship to one or other of the biblical accounts themselves; the nature of the meal celebrated by the early church; the significance of the Last Supper as demonstrated by Jesus; and then as demonstrated by the early church. Understanding the supper as a Passover meal, Marshall shows the meal's orientation towards the death, resurrection and second coming of Jesus and its centrality to the life of the church. In doing so, he draws out a number of principles important for the Christian community today. I. Howard Marshall is Professor of New Testament and the University of Aberdeen. He has written numerous books including Biblical Inspiration and I Believe in the Historical Jesus.

Genres: Theology

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1969

About the author

Ian Howard Marshall (12 January 1934 – 12 December 2015) was a Scottish New Testament scholar.[1] He was Professor Emeritus of New Testament Exegesis at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He was formerly the chair of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical and Theological Research; he was also president of the British New Testament Society and chair of the Fellowship of European Evangelical Theologians. Marshall identified as an Evangelical Methodist. He was the author of numerous publications, including 2005 Gold Medallion Book Award winner New Testament Theology.[2] He died of pancreatic cancer in 2015.[3]

Reviews

[Joseph Bouchoc · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 for me. An often cited book in the scholarship on the subject. Good insights and a well-rounded theological conclusion on the Supper, but too steeped in criticism for my taste, although he is pretty conservative in his approach.

[Josep Marti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scholarly and accessible— although his views on the dating of the crucifixion and last supper have been challenged recently.

[Marc Sims · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful concise treatment from an academic perspective.

[Omar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marshall does an excellent job of drawing the connections that exist between the Last Supper and the Lord's Supper. He spends a great deal if time dealing with the Last Supper accounts and then makes the theological and practical connections to our observance of The Lord's Supper.

Anyone wanting to learn more about either of these two events is going to be edit from reading this book.