What Does the Bread of Life Discourse Reveal about the Benefits Communicated to the Believer in the Lord's Supper?

Milgate, Andrea

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What Does the Bread of Life Discourse Reveal about the Benefits Communicated to the Believer in the Lord's Supper?

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Milgate, Andrea. What Does the Bread of Life Discourse Reveal About the Benefits Communicated to the Believer In the Lord's Supper?. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/94e4e63f-5730-4d72-a250-5630acbd0df0.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

M. Andrea. What Does the Bread of Life Discourse Reveal about the Benefits Communicated to the Believer in the Lord's Supper?. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/94e4e63f-5730-4d72-a250-5630acbd0df0

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Milgate, Andrea. What Does the Bread of Life Discourse Reveal about the Benefits Communicated to the Believer In the Lord's Supper?. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/94e4e63f-5730-4d72-a250-5630acbd0df0.

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Milgate, Andrea

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Abstract

In this thesis, the author defines and explores the benefits received by the partaker of the Lord’s Supper. Though many theologians have addressed this question throughout history, there remains a greater need to engage this question from the standpoint of the Bread of Life Discourse. With the intention of answering this question solely through Scriptural exegesis, the author chose to conduct an exegetical study of the Discourse as it is recorded in John 6:22-59. After examining the structure and historical context of the passage, she deemed it necessary to address whether the Discourse and the sacrament were related, and if so, the nature of that relationship. Through linguistic, structural, and historical considerations of John 6:22-59, she concluded that the passage at hand is indirectly related to the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. The Discourse and sacrament share key Christological teachings. The scope of this project yielded a list of the various gifts Christ gives to the one who “comes and believes,” or “partakes” of him, as well as a description of each. This study is a valuable resource for the Church as it provides a deeper understanding of the spiritual realities surrounding the Lord’s Supper. The Supper is a binding, covenantal act believers perform, in which they receive visible, tangible signs and seals of Christ’s benefits given to them.

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