Consuming the Word Quotes

“What the first Christians knew as the “New Testament” was not a book, but the Eucharist. In a cultic setting, at a solemn sacrificial banquet, Jesus made an offering of his “body” and “blood.” He used traditional sacrificial language. He spoke of the action as his memorial. He told those who attended to repeat the action they had witnessed: “Do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19).”
― Scott Hahn, Consuming the Word: The New Testament and the Eucharist in the Early Church

“The Bible is not merely informative, the Holy Father went on to say, but “performative.” It leads us to an action: the Eucharist, which Jesus meant to be transformative.”
― Scott Hahn, Consuming the Word: The New Testament and the Eucharist in the Early Church

“Why has God done the things that he has done in history? One word: Love.”
― Scott Hahn, Consuming the Word: The New Testament and the Eucharist in the Early Church