Received by Christ

Celine S Yeung

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English

Cascade Books
21 July 2023

History of religion; Christianity; Calvinist, Reformed & Presbyterian Churches; Christian sacraments

Series: Re-Envisioning Reformed Dogmatics

Huldrych Zwingli had an idea. To the shock of both Rome and fellow Protestant Martin Luther, he argued that Christ is not physically present in the Lord's Supper. Rather, the Eucharistic elements only represent Christ's body and blood. However, the unique basis undergirding his theory is often overlooked, both by his contemporaries and later commentators. He specifically understood the Lord's Supper to be patterned after the Passover meal, the meal of the Old Testament. His memorialist understanding was in fact based on the memorialist nature of the Passover. By bringing in Jewish scriptures to bear on our understanding of the Lord's Supper, his approach unlocks new questions that do not necessarily presuppose Greek metaphysics or a break from traditions. This work seeks to continue to develop the method Zwingli left behind, delineating a Eucharistic theology for the church today, one that gives careful consideration to God's actions in relation to Israel and therefore sees the meal not metaphysically, but historically and relationally.

By: Celine S Yeung
Imprint: Cascade Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 404g
ISBN: 9781666748277
ISBN 10: 1666748277
Series: Re-Envisioning Reformed Dogmatics
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 21 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Celine S. Yeung is assistant professor of theology at China Graduate School of Theology in Hong Kong.

Reviews for Received by Christ

"""This book presents a bold and provocative theology of the Lord's Supper and brings a fresh and constructive voice to contemporary conversation around the sacrament. Inspired by the Reformed tradition, but moving quickly to her own, scripturally informed and highly creative path, Yeung construes the Lord's Supper as a divine and human act which both instantiates corporate table-fellowship and issues a sociopolitical ethical imperative. This is intelligent and thoughtful work that deserves close attention."" --Paul T. Nimmo, University of Aberdeen ""This is, in my judgment, the most compelling case against 'sacramentology' yet to be written. Simple, elegant, and profound in style and execution, Celine Yeung shows that the meaning of the Lord's Supper is only rightly apprehended where the institution narratives are read against the background of the institution of the Passover in Exodus 12 and the covenant meal in Exodus 19-24. The result is a non-sacramental rite of inclusive forgiveness, extended to those who are being made to be God's people through obedient participation in an event with political implications. I love this book!"" --Bruce L. McCormack, Princeton Theological Seminary, emeritus"