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Did Jesus' followers eat his flesh or did they eat bread representing his flesh.

Or did the bread turn into flesh magically upon consumption?

Matthew 26:26-30 — Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.” And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

-In the Orthodox liturgy the priest prays that the Holy Spirit changes the bread and wine to the body and blood of of Christ which is akin to what Jesus is doing in the passage above in blessing the food and drink prior to his followers partaking.

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micahcmiracle 9mo ago

Ok. But again, the literal seems to turn into metaphor here... No one actually ate flesh or drank blood... they ate bread and wine which represented his flesh and blood.

Lew☦️ 9mo ago

I won't be able to convince you that the bread and wine is truly the body and blood of the Lord, especially if you don't hold credence to Holy Scripture or Holy Tradition but I'll leave you with some words from St. Paul (if it was merely bread and wine, why would people be getting sick, or dying?)

1 Corinthians 11:23-30 — For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.