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Jesus used food and mealtimes to build (or destroy) community and to teach about the Father, Son and Kingdom. Some of these events include the wedding at Cana, the calls to Levi and to Zaccheus, the banquet parables, eating with Pharisees and with persons of ill repute, and the miraculous feedings with fish and bread. At Table with Jesus deals with the concepts of miracle meals, eucharist, hospitality, etiquette, clean and unclean, and others. This 8-session study will help participants see how the simple act of eating became a crucial element in Jesus' ministry, and they will learn to…mehr

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Jesus used food and mealtimes to build (or destroy) community and to teach about the Father, Son and Kingdom. Some of these events include the wedding at Cana, the calls to Levi and to Zaccheus, the banquet parables, eating with Pharisees and with persons of ill repute, and the miraculous feedings with fish and bread. At Table with Jesus deals with the concepts of miracle meals, eucharist, hospitality, etiquette, clean and unclean, and others. This 8-session study will help participants see how the simple act of eating became a crucial element in Jesus' ministry, and they will learn to appreciate the eucharistic quality of daily life and the practice of hospitality.
Autorenporträt
John O. Gooch, a retired United Methodist pastor, has served churches ranging in size from 15 to 1100. He is a freelance writer and a former editor of curriculum resources at the United Methodist Publishing House. He earned a B.A. in history, the M. Div. and a Ph.D. in Historical Theology from St. Louis University. and has taught classes at St. Louis University, Eden Theological Seminary, St. Paul School of Theology, and Perkins School of Youth Ministry. He wrote Being a Christian in the Wesleyan Tradition, John Wesley for the 21st Century, and Claiming the Name: A Theological and Practical Overview of Confirmation and he is a frequent writer of articles and curriculum resources. He and his wife Beth live in Lee's Summit, Missouri.