RE Eucharist timeline

By Alex459
  • 1000 BCE

    Todah Offering

    Todah Offering
    Todah is Hebrew for “thanksgiving.” A todah sacrifice was a type of peace offering that was offered by someone who had received a great benefit from God. Its elements were meat, bread and wine
  • 4 BCE

    Bethlehem

    Bethlehem
    Jesus was born in Bethlehem, which in Hebrew means “House of Bread.”
  • 10

    the lamb of god

    the lamb of god
    “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (Jn 1:29). John the Baptist refers to Jesus with these words, drawing on the importance of the lamb in the Old Testament.
  • 30

    the our father

    the our father
    In the Gospel of Matthew, a unique word stands out during the Our Father prayer: “Give us this day our daily bread" this refers to the Eucharist
  • 30

    Miracle of loaves

    Miracle of loaves
    Jesus himself foreshadowed the Eucharist before instituting it in order to prepare his disciples to receive it.
    In the feeding of the five thousand, he performs the same four actions he will use during the Last Supper.
  • 30

    No Mere Symbolism

    No Mere Symbolism
    Jesus himself made it clear that he was not speaking metaphorically when he said, “I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh”
  • 33

    Institution of the Eucharist

    Institution of the Eucharist
    At the Last Supper, which took part in the context of the Passover, Jesus draws many of the aforementioned symbolisms and unites them in the Institution of the Eucharist. Jesus takes the bread, breaks it, and says, “This is my body which is given for you”
  • 50

    Road to Emmaus

    Road to Emmaus
    When he sat at the table with them, “he took the bread, and blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized him.” They went back to Jerusalem and in amazement told the disciples
  • 60

    St. Paul

    St. Paul
    St. Paul asserts that the Eucharist is truly the body and blood of Christ, and there are consequences for those who partake in it unworthily. “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?”
  • 70

    First Christian Communities

    First Christian Communities
    In Acts of the Apostles, the apostles and disciples celebrated the Eucharist: “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of the bread and the prayers”
  • 95

    Revelation

    Revelation
    In the Book of Revelation, John shows that the Eucharistic worship corresponds with and finds its fulfillment in the heavenly worship, “the marriage supper of the Lamb”

  • Modern Eucharist

    Modern Eucharist
    in modern times, eucharist is celebrated by many forms of Christianity and involves the priest / pastor handing out the body of Christ to the masses.