What did the first Christians believe about the Eucharist? How did they follow Jesus' command; Do this in remembrance of me? How did they celebrate the Lord's Day? What would they recognize in today's Mass? The answers may surprise you.In The Mass of the Early Christians; author Mike Aquilina reveals the Church's most ancient Eucharistic beliefs and practices. Using the words of the early Christians themselves -- from many documents and inscriptions -- Aquilina traces the Mass s history from Jesus' lifetime through the fourth century. The Mass stood at the center of the Church's life; evident in the Scriptures as well as the earliest Christian sermons; letters; artwork; tombstones; and architecture. Even the pagans bore witness to the Mass in the records of their persecutions.In these legacies from the early Church; you ll hear and taste and see the same worship Catholics know today: the altar; the priests; the chalice of wine; the bread; the Sign of the Cross...the Lord; have mercy ...the Holy; holy; holy ...and the Communion.You ll see vividly how Jesus followed through on his promise to be with us always; until the end of time.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Greatest Treasure HuntBy Daniel ReedIf you're the type of person who likes a good treasure hunt; than this is the book for you. Robert Feather has compiled a wealth of information about Egypt and the Holy lands in a nutshell. This book is valuable for both legitimate archaeological research organizations; or for amateurs like me who simply love to study the ancient texts. Robert Feather also gives full credit to John Allegro as few modern scholars do. It's disgraceful how many modern authors on Dead Sea Scroll topics never mention John Allegro or just include his name in a single footnote. As a scientist Robert Feather creates a matrix of the calendars; languages; writing systems; weights and measures; and many other attributes of the place and time. With this data properly organized he's able to correlate the exact amount of precious metal mentioned in the some of the copper scroll's inventory; with past archaeological discoveries. The framework created is elegant and harmonizes many other elements of the Holy Lands and Egypt. Bravo!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Tricia HarrisThis is an excellent resource for the classes that I teach.9 of 11 people found the following review helpful. CURRENTLY RELEVANT (2012)By KEBLAABAlthough this book was first published almost 10 years ago; recent discoveries at Qumran make it even more important today for us to correctly understand that the history of ALL Western religions (Judaism; Catholicism; Protestant and Islam) began in Egypt. While substantial evidence has now been accumulated to clearly establish that the root and foundation of monotheism; and especially Judaism; come directly from the 18th Dynasty Egyptian pharaohs; culminating in Akhenaten's decree and move of the Egyptian capital to Amarna; current theologians are extremely reluctant to concede or even discuss this fact in an open forum. Shame on them all. Robert Feather is an outstanding scholar. This book is an absolute MUST-READ for anyone interested in understanding the true roots and beginning of Western monotheism. It didn't begin with Abraham and the Old Testament patriarchs as is now incorrectly declared. That is a modern myth. Don't believe me? Read the confirming evidence in this important book. Robert Steven Thomas; author: Intelligent InterventionIntelligent Intervention
