In this video I examine textual evidence in the New Testament, the Didache, and the Dead Sea Scrolls that points to a completely different tradition of the Sayings of Jesus at the Last Supper. Neither the eating of his body, nor the drinking of his blood--even sacramentally or symbolically--but rather what was understood as a future Messianic banquet that would celebrate the manifestation of the Kingdom of God on earth. The Last Supper so familiar to Christians today was initiated by Paul based on what he claims was his visionary experience.
You can download the PDF document I worked through in the video here, free of charge:
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You can also read a much more complete and documented version of the materials in the video on my blog:
https://jamestabor.com/eat-my-body-drink-my-blood-did-jesus-ever-really-say-this/
The previous videos that I mention, on both the Didache, as well as Codex Bezae are here:
Didache Pt: 1 https://youtu.be/qd9I_rUA9lA
Didache Pt 2: https://youtu.be/3lA1yTma86w
Codex Bezae: https://youtu.be/tEwmzFrFr3A
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