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Historical Jesus at SBL
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"First communion" is a ceremony for young teenagers (12-13). They are offered a consecrated host by a priest, and must swallow it without chewing it, because it contains the body of Jesus Christ. Some time later, another ceremony is "confirmation", another communion. |
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But anyway, not catholics; Catholics. The difference is akin to that between Jehovah's witnesses and Jehovah's Witnesses. Of course wealthy Catholics want there to be such as thing as communion. If communion does not exist, how will they maintain psychological and social control of the poor Catholics? So for the scholar, the question remains. Is there actually such a thing as communion? What is the evidence for it? Is there more certainty that communion exists than there is certainty that Jesus existed? |
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I like that the SBL supports open discussions. From the article,
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Calvinists joined with Catholics in drowning 'Anabaptists', describing their murder as 'their third baptism', surely the most gruesome and astonishing cynicism of all time. Calvinists of course also believe in 'communion', as well as professing (loudly) justification by faith; while making sure that everyone hears their condemnation of papism, of course. The only proponents of communion mentioned so far have credibility only as antichrists; which tends to argue against its validity. It's not proof, though. |
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While I can see some insight to be gained from these presentations, I am not a little disappointed in the fact that they insist on couching the presentations in prolix technical language that is specific to only one group, biblical scholars and divinity students. It is almost never presented in language that reaches out to non-professional scholars or post-graduate students of theology. DCH Quote:
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