Resource 1 - The History of the Eucharist

Did the earliest Christians believe the Eucharist was symbolic — or truly the Body and Blood of Christ? In this clip, we look at how the early Church confronted Docetist heresies that denied Christ truly suffered and died on the Cross. The response was strikingly direct: a one-to-one identification between the Eucharist and the very Body of Christ that suffered, died, and rose again. Not symbolic. Not merely spiritual. Not a mixture of bread and Christ. This is a powerful early witness to what t