A who’s who of eucharistic memory : how Old Testament memorials help delineate the actor of the remembering of Ἀνάμνησις in 1 Corinthians 11:24-25

Brown, Owen Alexander

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A who’s who of eucharistic memory : how Old Testament memorials help delineate the actor of the remembering of Ἀνάμνησις in 1 Corinthians 11:24-25

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Thesis (M.A.B.T.S.)--Covenant Theological Seminary, 2025

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-115)

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A who’s who of eucharistic memory : how Old Testament memorials help delineate the actor of the remembering of Ἀνάμνησις in 1 Corinthians 11:24-25

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08/04/2025

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Brown, Owen Alexander

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The aim of this thesis is to ascertain whose remembering is indicated by ἀνάμνησις in 1 Cor. 11:24–25. Four options have been presented by past scholarship for the subject/actor of ἀνάμνησις: God the Father, the church, Jesus, or some mixture of these three options. This study adjudicates between these options by considering the ἀνάμνησις of 1 Cor. 11:24–25 in light of six semantically relevant Old Testament cultic memorials—the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread in Ex. 12:14 and 13:9; the memorial stones on Aaron’s garments in Ex. 28:12, 29 and 39:7; God’s memorial name in Ex. 3:15; the memorial stones from the Jordan in Josh. 4:7; the memorial portion of the grain offerings in Lev. 2:2, 9, and 16; and the memorial Psalm headings of Ps. 38:1 [37:1] and 70:1 [69:1]). Each memorial is first considered in its Old Testament context and then compared with the letter of 1 Corinthians to evaluate its relevance in delineating the subject/actor of Paul’s ἀνάμνησις. The resulting determination is that while connections with the Passover were the strongest for Paul, the memorials sampled can meaningfully inform the discussion of who remembering Paul had in view through his portrayal of the Eucharist. The conclusion reached is that the connections between these relevant memorials to Paul’s ἀνάμνησις demonstrate that he conceived of a twofold if not a threefold remembrance in the Supper with God, man, and potentially even Jesus all as actors who remembered through the ἀνάμνησις of 1 Cor. 11:24–25.

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