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The author begins the book by explaining that this volume responds to the almost impertinent questions that a Baptist pastor posed to him when he learned that he was a Catholic. These questions made Brant Pitre wonder about what he knew about his own faith and, especially, about the foundation of his faith and Christian life: the Eucharist.
With a light and rhythmic pen, the author reviews the Eucharistic prefigurations contained in the Old Testament, not only directly but also in terms of what the Jewish people expected from the Messiah and the different moments in which the institution of the Eucharist as the axis of salvation is confirmed.
Particularly interesting is the description of the meaning of the Bread of the Presence for the Jewish people, not only as food of God but as the face of God himself. Together with this explanation, the fact that Christ did not conclude the Jewish rites of the Passover with the fourth cup opens the reader to an understanding that the cross would be the last cup - the chalice - that would culminate the new Passover of Christ. A very interesting and practical book for those who wish to deepen their understanding of the sacrament of the Eucharist not only historically but in the totality of its conception.
