Unleavened bread

[AllForJesus]

I dont get the issue can anyone please explain to me what is the debate about using leavened or unleavened bread?! Does it as well goes with sugar or without!?!

 

[ArmyMatt]

I dunno. I always heard that we use leavened bread because it's what Christ used and it sorta points to the Resurrection, the risen Bread is the risen Body.

thoughts guys?

 

[Kristos]

There is a debate on what was actually used at the last supper, but either way - we use bread that is risen because Christ is risen - you can't really argue that

 

[Spiritus7]

I wrote a report about the different beliefs held of the celebration of the Eucharist for a class, and came across this issue while studying different faiths. It seemed like the issue arose from whether or not each faith believes that the celebration of the Eucharist is a continuation of the Passover feast or not. Or that is at least part of the issue, I believe. I would be interested to know more about this as well.

 

[buzuxi02]

Christ on the night of the mystical supper used leavened bread. Unleavened bread is a form of judaising, not historical at all, just an attempt to tie the last supper to a passover meal. The magazine "Bible Review" which is known for its scholarship had a feature story on this a few years ago entitiled "Was the Last Supper a Sedar".

Analyzing all 4 gospel stories and Paul's epistle's along with how the passover was practised in the first century. The author concluded that Christ did indeed use leavened bread. That the gospel of John is the historical account. That the last supper did not take place on passover, that all elements of what made a jewish sedar in the first century from prayers to certain kinds of food are completely absent while other foods are mentioned which should not be.

 

[AllForJesus]

I sort of get it (like just a tiny bit)


Thank you so much... I always knew we are Easter people

 

[eoe]

There are places in the gospel where Christ warns his disciples to:

And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

This means that they should watch out for the nasty little ideas that, like yeast in bread, tend to spread and take over the whole of the "lump" of dough. He is warning them not to become overly legalistic and external. This, combined with the Jewish customs for passover and a lack of understanding / knowledge of true Christian practice, leads them to reject leavening in this way.

 

[Kristos]

Christ on the night of the mystical supper used leavened bread. Unleavened bread is a form of judaising, not historical at all, just an attempt to tie the last supper to a passover meal. The magazine "Bible Review" which is known for its scholarship had a feature story on this a few years ago entitiled "Was the Last Supper a Sedar".

Analyzing all 4 gospel stories and Paul's epistle's along with how the passover was practised in the first century. The author concluded that Christ did indeed use leavened bread. That the gospel of John is the historical account. That the last supper did not take place on passover, that all elements of what made a jewish sedar in the first century from prayers to certain kinds of food are completely absent while other foods are mentioned which should not be.

is it still available online? link?

 

[buzuxi02]

is it still available online? link?

It was in the October 2001 issue. You maybe able to find a back-issue.

Here is there website, if you scroll down to the 2001 year (Oct), you can see the cover:
Bible Review: The Archive

 

[copticorthodoxy]

we use leavened bread in the Eucharist