The Hidden Jesus: The Truth about the Eucharist
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
If you’ve ever been asked about your belief in the Eucharist, you know how hard it can be to clearly explain the Real Presence. Though all Christians profess a belief in Jesus Christ, only Catholics believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. It’s a fact that’s quite disturbing to many Protestants—even to some Catholics. What can the Real Presence mean? How is it possible?
In The Hidden Jesus, you’ll find the answer to these and other questions such as:
- Is Christ necessary for attaining heaven?
- How is Christ present both spiritually and bodily on earth today?
- What did Jesus mean by the word remembrance?
- How do we know Christ is really present in the Eucharist?
- How do we know Christ spoke literally about his body and blood?
- Why did Jesus wait until the Last Supper to consecrate bread and wine?
- What did the Church Fathers say about the Eucharist?
Learn how to explain and defend the truth of the Eucharist with The Hidden Jesus.
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Key Features
- Offers clear explanations of key Catholic doctrines
- Presents clear answers to difficult questions
- Includes guidance for Catholic living
Top Highlights
“In the Greek philosophy with which Paul was acquainted, anamnesis meant the transferring of heavenly realities to this physical world. The Greek philosopher Plato used the word in this way.” (Page 5)
“remembrance. In the original New Testament Greek, the word is anamnesis” (Page 5)
“Jesus transformed the Passover meal of the Jews into a new Passover. He is the mediator of the New Covenant and, therefore, had to give a new Passover. But this new one differs from the old. The bread of the old Passover was merely symbolic; it did not consist of anything but the bread itself. In the New Covenant, Jesus gives himself physically as his body and blood and spiritually as his soul and divinity under the appearances of bread and wine.” (Pages 6–7)
“it is natural for him to want to be with you in both his divinity and his humanity” (Page 2)
“if the Eucharist were only a piece of bread, how could it make people one in the mystical body of Christ?” (Page 6)
About Kenneth J. Howell
Kenneth J. Howell is director of the John Henry Cardinal Newman Institute of Catholic Thought and adjunct associate professor of religious studies at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, where he teaches classes on the history, theology, and philosophy of Catholicism. A Presbyterian minister for 18 years and a theological professor in a Protestant seminary for seven years, Dr. Howell’s own reading on the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist started him on a six-year journey that eventually led him to Catholicism. He has authored several books, including God’s Two Books: Copernican Cosmology and Biblical Interpretation in Early Modern Science and Why Mary?.
Reviews
1 rating
Ryan Brady
7/2/2020
Jonathan A.
5/21/2020
As Rod pointed out, hard to trust the content of the book when it's marketing blurb reveals such a startling misunderstanding of other Christian's beliefs. Roman Catholics are definitely NOT the only Christians who believe in the Real Presence in the Eucharist. There are Protestants and Eastern Orthodox who do as well. Steer clear of this one and go to more informed sources.