If you are ever inclined to make a case that Jesus was a Baptist, you could make a pretty good argument for it based on how often he seemed to get together with people for big meals. Jesus was at home gathered around a table. He ate with his closest friends and he ate with his enemies. He performed miracles of abundance with fish and bread on a hillside in the synoptic gospels and with wine at a wedding in John’s gospel. Jesus did some of his best work at mealtime, and the church followed in his footsteps.