AcknowledgmentsIntroductionAbbreviations"Do This in Memory of Me!" (Luke 22:20; 1 Cor 11:24-25) The Celebration of the Eucharist in the Primitive Christian Communities1The Expiation Motif in the Eucharistic Words: A Key to the History of Jesus?11Peter and Paul, and the Tradition concerning "The Lord's Supper" in 1 Cor 11:23-2635Presence in the Lord's Supper: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 in the Context of Hellenistic Religious History57The Lord's Supper and the Lord's Supper Tradition: Reflections on 1 Corinthians 11:23b-2575The Eucharist: The Sacrament of the Economy of Salvation117Indexes139Modern Names139Biblical Texts142Old Testament142New Testament144