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#12342 Who Thought the Eucharist Was Just Symbolic? Early Church Beliefs and Transubstantiation - Joe Heschmeyer

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“Who Thought the Eucharist Was Just Symbolic? ” This episode delves into the early Church’s beliefs about the Eucharist, exploring questions like the origins of the symbolic view and whether early Church Fathers spoke symbolically. We also tackle the significance of “breaking bread” in the early Church and the implications of transubstantiation.

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Questions Covered:

  • 03:30 – Where did the symbolic view of the Eucharist come from?
  • 05:13 – Didn’t some early Church Fathers speak symbolically about the Eucharist? Doesn’t that challenge the idea of unanimous early belief?
  • 07:30 – Didn’t the disciples fail to object during the Last Supper because they understood Jesus metaphorically?
  • 09:00 – If “breaking bread” was common in the early Church, doesn’t that just suggest a fellowship meal, not a literal body and blood?
  • 15:25 – The Eucharist doesn’t seem to do anything to believers?
  • 20:30 – How Do I Properly Receive the Eucharist?
  • 21:50 – How does transubstantiation actually work—and why does it rely on medieval Aristotelian philosophy rather than Scripture?
  • 29:05 – How do we know that the early Church actually believed in transubstantiation and not just a spiritual or symbolic presence? Why does the Catholic View win out?
  • 35:22 – The priesthood is against going directly to God. We don’t need Earthly priests.
  • 42:20 – Does the Eucharist cause more division than Unity?
  • 48:08 – Is the Eucharist just an adaptation of pagan rituals?
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