This horizontal failure is likely grounded in the vertical failure. The Lord’s Supper at Corinth looks like a symposium offered by, to, and with any other first-century deity, performed in a context where inclusivity of deities (Tuesday, Serapis; Wednesday, Asclepius; and so on) and exclusivity of humans (honored peers, yes; their lowly slaves, no) are the norms. That is not the way of the Lord and banquet host who was crucified on a cross.
