Take Eat, Take Drink

by Bartels, Ernest

• ISBN13: 9780758600370
• ISBN10: 0758600372
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Concordia Pub House

Summary

An introduction to the doctrine and practice of the Lord's Supper, Take Eat, Take Drink guides the reader through the landscape of theological and historical issues related to Holy Communion. Ernest Bartels offers a rich picture of the ways congregations have celebrated the Sacrament throughout the centuries as he reveals the meaning and significance of the Eucharist for God's people. This analysis of the apostles' teaching in Scripture, the traditions and abuses of the medieval church, and the "rediscovery" of the evangelical character of the Holy Meal in the Reformation includes a discussion of the doctrinal positions of various church bodies. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Ernest Bartels graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in Springfield, Illinois. He served congregations in Wisconsin and North Dakota before his retirement. He and his wife, Lois, currently live in Wahpeton, North Dakota

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(4)
Introduction: Aids to Reading and Study	11	(2)
Unit I: The Lord's Supper in the Apostolic Era
The Institution of the Lord's Supper	13	(16)
The Bread of Life in the Gospel According to John	29	(16)
The Apostolic Era	45	(22)
Unit II: The Lord's Supper in Ancient and Medieval Times
The Early Church	67	(26)
Eastern Orthodoxy: The Lord's Supper as Liturgy	93	(14)
The Medieval Roman Catholic Church	107	(32)
Part A: The Development of Transubstantiation	107	(8)
Part B: The Effects of Lateran IV	115	(9)
Part C: Later Attempts at Reform	124	(15)
Unit III: The Lord's Supper Among the Protestant Reformers
Luther's Sacramental Union	139	(12)
Zwingli's Memorial Meal	151	(14)
Calvin's Spiritual Presence	165	(8)
Unit IV: The Lord's Supper Amidst Doctrinal Discord
Where Are We Now? Innovations from the Reformation to the Present	173	(70)
The Roman Catholic Church	173	(2)
Calvinist Churches---Reformed	175	(2)
Calvinist Churches---Church of England	177	(2)
Calvinist Churches---Presbyterian	179	(1)
Calvinist Churches---Puritans and Congregationalists	180	(1)
Calvinist Churches---Methodist	181	(2)
Zwinglian Churches---Anabaptists	183	(2)
Zwinglian Churches---Schwenkfelders	185	(1)
Zwinglian Churches---Mennonites and Amish	186	(3)
Zwinglian Churches---Baptist	189	(7)
Zwinglian Churches---Restoration Movement	196	(2)
Zwinglian Churches---Evangelical Free	198	(1)
Zwinglian Churches---Quaker	198	(1)
Zwinglian Churches---Pentecostal	199	(3)
Zwinglian Churches---Adventist	202	(3)
Zwinglian Churches---Plymouth Brethren	205	(1)
Zwinglian Churches---Salvation Army	205	(1)
Lutheran Churches	206	(37)
Consensus---Divine or Merely Human?	243	(14)
Events on the World Stage	246	(3)
Events in North America	249	(8)
Conclusion: What Does This Mean?	257	(4)
For Further Reading	261	(4)
About the Author	265	(2)
Answers to Study Questions	267