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'DO NOT GIVE WHAT IS HOLY TO THE DOGS' (DID 9:5D AND MATT 7:6A): THE EUCHARISTIC FOOD OF THE DIDACHE IN ITS JEWISH PURITY SETTING

'DO NOT GIVE WHAT IS HOLY TO THE DOGS' (DID 9:5D AND MATT 7:6A): THE EUCHARISTIC FOOD OF THE... ‘DO NOT GIVE WHAT IS HOLY TO THE DOGS’ (DID 9:5D AND MATT 7:6A): THE EUCHARISTIC FOOD OF THE DIDACHE IN ITS JEWISH PURITY SETTING by HUUB VAN DE SANDT Didache 9-10 contains prayers for a eucharistic meal and shares impor- tant characteristics with the celebration of the Lord’s Supper in the New Testament. 1 The ritual revolves around cup and bread. Both of these ele- ments are connected speciŽ cally with Jesus and both are valued as holy and spiritual. At some points the Didache’s celebration, however, consid- erably di V ers from the New Testament accounts of the Lord’s Supper. It does not include the words of institution and the body and blood of Christ is not referred to at all. Moreover, the prayer before the meal in the Didache begins with the blessing over the wine (9:2) and only then fol- lows the blessing over the bread (9:3-4). The prayer of thanks over the cup thus precedes the prayer over the bread. The blessings in the Didache over the cup and bread recall their Jewish origin as in early Judaism nothing was to be eaten without having Ž rst blessed God for it. 2 The http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Vigiliae Christianae Brill

'DO NOT GIVE WHAT IS HOLY TO THE DOGS' (DID 9:5D AND MATT 7:6A): THE EUCHARISTIC FOOD OF THE DIDACHE IN ITS JEWISH PURITY SETTING

Vigiliae Christianae , Volume 56 (3): 223 – Jan 1, 2002

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Brill
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© 2002 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0042-6032
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1570-0720
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10.1163/157007202760235373
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‘DO NOT GIVE WHAT IS HOLY TO THE DOGS’ (DID 9:5D AND MATT 7:6A): THE EUCHARISTIC FOOD OF THE DIDACHE IN ITS JEWISH PURITY SETTING by HUUB VAN DE SANDT Didache 9-10 contains prayers for a eucharistic meal and shares impor- tant characteristics with the celebration of the Lord’s Supper in the New Testament. 1 The ritual revolves around cup and bread. Both of these ele- ments are connected speciŽ cally with Jesus and both are valued as holy and spiritual. At some points the Didache’s celebration, however, consid- erably di V ers from the New Testament accounts of the Lord’s Supper. It does not include the words of institution and the body and blood of Christ is not referred to at all. Moreover, the prayer before the meal in the Didache begins with the blessing over the wine (9:2) and only then fol- lows the blessing over the bread (9:3-4). The prayer of thanks over the cup thus precedes the prayer over the bread. The blessings in the Didache over the cup and bread recall their Jewish origin as in early Judaism nothing was to be eaten without having Ž rst blessed God for it. 2 The

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Published: Jan 1, 2002

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