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An agape feast, or lovefeast [b], is a term used for various communal meals shared among Christians. [2] The name comes from the Greek word ἀγάπη , which implies divine love, to love as fully as God loves, unconditionally. Agape meals originated in the early Church and were a time of fellowship for believers.
The word agape is used in its plural form (agapai) in the New Testament to describe a meal or feast eaten by early Christians, as in Jude 1:12 and 2nd Peter 2:13. The agape love feast is still observed by many Christian denominations today, especially among Brethren and other Plain, Anabaptist churches.
Early Christian painting of an Agape feast. The expression "The Lord's Supper", derived from Paul's usage in 1 Corinthians 11:17–34, [64] may have originally referred to the Agape feast (or love feast), the shared communal meal with which the Eucharist was originally associated. [65]
This art from the Catacomb of Priscilla in Rome may depict either the heavenly banquet or an agape feast. The heavenly banquet or Messianic banquet is a concept in Christian theology which has its roots in Isaiah 25:6. It refers to a place in heaven or the new Earth where the Christian faithful, in particular the martyrs, go following heaven.
The Hallowing of Theodore of Mopsuestia (Classical Syriac: ܩܘܼܕܵܫܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝ ܬܸܐܕܘܿܪܘܿܣ ܡܦܲܫܩܲܢܲܐ , romanized: Qúdāšāʾ d-Mār Teʾdoros Mpašqanaʾ, "Hallowing of Saint Theodore the Interpreter") is one of three Eucharistic liturgies used in the East Syriac Rite.
Whether the agape feast, a full meal held by Christians in the first centuries, was in all cases associated with a celebration of the Eucharist is uncertain. [163] In any case, abuses connected with the celebration of the full meal, abuses denounced by the apostles Paul [164] and Jude, [165] led to a distinct celebration of the Eucharist. [166]
Agape feast; Christian views on alcohol; ... The word viaticum is a Latin word meaning "provision for a journey", from via, or "way". For Communion as Viaticum, the ...
"Azymes" (plural of azyme) is an archaic English word for the Jewish matzah, derived from the Ancient Greek word ἄζυμος (ἄρτος) ázymos (ártos), "unleavened (bread)", for unfermented bread in Biblical times; [2] the more accepted term in modern English is simply unleavened bread or matzah, but cognates of the Greek term are still used in many Romance languages (Spanish pan ácimo ...