The Bible For Normal People [Bible] Episode 234: Meredith J. C. Warren - Meredith Warren Ruins John 6
Feb 27, 2023
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Hierophagy Explained
- Hierophagy is the narrative trope of eating sacred things given by heavenly beings for transformation.
- Meredith Warren coined this to explore non-Eucharistic ritual eating in ancient literature.
Diverse Early Eucharistic Practices
- The Eucharist involves symbolic ingestion of Jesus' body and blood in various food and drink forms.
- Early Christian practice showed notable diversity in Eucharistic elements, not limited to bread and wine.
John 6's Unique Context
- John's Gospel lacks a traditional Last Supper meal with bread and wine.
- John 6's flesh and blood discourse occurs earlier in a synagogue, outside meal context, contrasting with synoptics.