Danny Collier

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to Mark and Matthew, Jesus said that his blood would be shed “for many”, echoing Isaiah 53, whereas in Paul and Luke we read of the blood being given or poured out “for you”. Recent theology has rightly underlined the use of the word “for” in all four accounts, a word that may be considered the key not only to the Last Supper accounts, but to the figure of Jesus overall.
Jesus of Nazareth, Part Two: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection
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