Jerome Kodell, OSB, is a monk of Subiaco Abbey, where he has honed both his biblical scholarship and his leadership skills as the former abbot. He is a contributor to Give Us This Day and the author of several books, including Twelve Keys to Prayer; Don’t Trust the Abbot: Musings from the Monastery, The Eucharist in the New Testament; John the Baptist, Forerunner; Barnabas, Man for Others; and co-author of Waiting in Joyful Hope 2015-16 with Genevieve Glen, OSB.

• TABLE OF CONTENTSEditors Note   9Introduction   11PART ONE: ORIGINS  151. The Last Supper: A Starting Point   172. The Last Supper and the Lord's Supper: A Survey of Recent Scholarship   223. Jewish Meals in the First Century   384. The Accounts of the Last Supper  53PART TWO: INTERPRETATIONS  695. The Eucharist of Paul   716. The Eucharist of Mark   837. The Eucharist of Matthew   938. The Eucharist of Luke   1059. The Eucharist of John   118Afterword   130Suggested Reading   133Scriptural Index   135