Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
The Manna in the Old Testament
The Manna in the Gospel of John
The Date of the Last Supper
Was the Last Supper a Passover Meal?
The Last Supper in Detail
3. The Institution of the Eucharist
Biblical and Historical Considerations
A Systematic Theology of the Institution of the Eucharist
4. Christological and Ecclesiological Foundations for the Eucharist
Christ as the Foundation of Sacramentality
The Church as Sacrament of Communion
Christ’s Humanity Efficaciously Mediates Grace
Christ’s Upward Mediation: The Sacrifice of Calvary
Sacrifice in the Old Testament
Biblical Analogies of Sin
Christ’s Passion as a Sacrifice in the New Testament
Christ’s Satisfaction for Sins: A Biblical and Systematic Overview
5. The Eucharistic Sacrifice
Scripture, History, and Tradition on Eucharistic Sacrifice
A Systematic Theology of Eucharistic Sacrifice
Excursus: The Threefold Application of the Fruits of the Sacrifice
Evaluating Three Objections to Eucharistic Sacrifice
6. The Substantial Presence of Christ in the Eucharist
The Theology of Christ’s Corporeal Presence in History
A Systematic Theology of Eucharistic Conversion and Presence
Excursus: The Metaphysics of Substance and Accidents
Protestant Objections and Conciliar Responses
Evaluating Recent Objections to Eucharistic Substance
7. The Consecration, the Epiclesis, and the Words of Institution
A Historical Study of the Consecration of the Gifts
A Systematic Theology of the Consecration
Conclusion
8. The Minister of the Eucharist
The Minister of the Eucharist in Scripture, the Early Church, and the Magisterium
A Systematic Theology of the Eucharistic Celebrant
9. Eucharistic Communion
Hermeneutical Principles for a Theology of Communion
Scripture and the Fathers on Eucharistic Communion
A Systematic Theology of Eucharistic Communion
Excursus: Spiritual Communion
Recent Controversies on Communion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index of Names
General Index