• @Albbi@lemmy.ca
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    18 months ago

    The reason it’s bread and wine is straight from Jesus mouth I the new testament.

    Luke 22:19–20 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is lthe new covenant in my blood.

    It’s obviously a metaphor, so the churches that preach that communion is consuming the actual flesh and blood and really weird to me. Well it’s all really weird to me now. I was very religious when I was a kid and learned the Bible pretty well, but when I went to university learned how to analyze things better and the religion kinda falls apart.

    • @afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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      28 months ago

      Luke copied Mark and Mark copied Paul who first mentioned it. Paul got it from Mitharism.

      🤷 When I was a kid I just assumed it was a metaphor/symbolic as well and thought the people who thought it was literal had kooky ideas.