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This timely book shows how a deep understanding of and participation in the Eucharist can mobilize not only individual sharing but community action to end hunger. Calling it a "new food-language for the world" Joseph Grassi shows how meaningful celebration of the Lord's Supper can and should promote efforts to eliminate the poverty and oppression that leave so many hungry today. Book jacket.

Joseph Grassi is professor emeritus of the Department of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University in California

Preface to the Revised Edition

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PART I: THE EUCHARIST AND RADICAL DISCIPLESHIP

Introduction to Part I

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1 Israel in Jesus' Time: Oppression and Stratification

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Political, Social, and Economic Sources of Oppression

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Religion and Stratification

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2 Jesus: Spiritual Leader or Political and Social Revolutionary?

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God and the Prophets as Prototypal Liberators

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Jesus and the Palestine Liberation Movements of the First Century

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The Sicarii

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The Zealots

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The Pharisees

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The Sadducees

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The Essenes

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John the Baptist's Movement

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Summary

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The Dimensions of Jesus' Leadership

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3 Good News for the Poor and Oppressed

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Jesus' Teaching and Radical Prophetic Views

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The Kingdom of God: Good News for the Poor and Oppressed

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Summary

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4 The Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Satan: The Temptation of Power

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Jesus' Holy War against Satan's Kingdom

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The Temptation of Power

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5 The Inner Resources of the Kingdom: Faith, Prayer, the Spirit

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The Inner Power of Faith and Prayer

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The Spirit and Breath of God

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6 Food and Discipleship

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Old Testament Background

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Jesus' Command to Feed the Hungry

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Luke, a Gospel of Bread

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PART II: THE EUCHARIST/LAST SUPPER: SACRAMENT AND ACTION-SIGN OF THE KINGDOM

Introduction to Part II

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7 The Eucharist and Human Liberation

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The Eucharist as Action-Sign

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Rejecting Domination: The Bread of Loving Service

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8 The Eucharist and the Meaning of Jesus' Death

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The Eucharist and Jesus' Death

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The Cosmic Effects of the Death/Sacrifice of Jesus

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The Cosmic Eucharist and the Transformation of the World

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9 The Eucharist and Bread for a Hungry World: Principles and Action

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The World's Food-Language

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The Early Church as a Model for a New Food Language

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Today's Eucharist: Toward a New Food-Language for the World

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The New Food-Language of the Eucharist: Feeding the Hungry

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Appendix A: Resources for Hunger Committees in Local Churches

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Appendix B: Modern Statements by the Catholic Church on the Problem of Hunger

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Bibliography

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