Table of Contents
Preface ix
Abbreviations xii
1 The Problem of the Last Supper 1
Jesus and Judaism 3
The Self-Understanding of Jesus 9
The Eschatology of Jesus 14
Jesus and the Early Church 21
Method of Proceeding 28
2 The New Moses 53
The New Moses in Early Judaism 57
The Feeding of the Multitude 66
The Blood of the Covenant 90
The New Bread of the Presence 121
3 The New Manna 148
The Manna in Early Judaism 149
The Lord's Prayer and the Eschatological Manna 159
The Teaching in the Synagogue at Capernaum 193
4 The Date of the Last Supper 251
The Apparent Contradiction 254
The Essene Hypothesis 260
The Johannine Hypothesis 281
The Synoptic Hypothesis 314
The Passover Hypothesis 331
5 The New Passover 374
The Passover in Early Judaism 375
The Temple Context of the Last Supper 389
The Body and Blood of the Lamb 403
6 The Eucharistic Kingdom of God 444
The Messianic Banquet in Early Judaism 448
Eating and Drinking with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob 459
Jesus' Vow at the Last Supper 482
7 Conclusion 513
Bibliography 518
Index of Authors 553
Index of Subjects 563
Index of Biblical and Other Ancient Literature 572
