A priest i have known for many years told me recently that he had read the lambs supper by dr. The early christians key to understanding the mysteries of the mass was the new testament book of revelation. The bible and the mass in this course we explore the intimate and inseparable relationship between the bible and the mass. Feb 10, 2003 the lamb s supper is one of the most original and exciting works of theology to have appeared in recent years. They considered the book of revelation the key to the liturgy, and the liturgy the key to the book of revelation. The lambs supper seemed like an exploration into the theology of revelation, not any kind of apologetic work. The mass as heaven on earth reawakens a surprising ancient view of the eucharist, as the harbinger of the supernatural drama described by the new testament book of revelation. The book of revelation contains an intriguing vision in which the apostle john heard a great multitude say, alleluia. The lamb s supper reveals a longlost secret of the church. This book, by far, is the most important, validating, reference material, for embracing the catholic. As seen on ewtn, bestselling author scott hahn unveils the myste.
Scott keeps it simple yet carries one to the real meaning of. Essential book for any person who is serious about taking the steps to live according to the scripture. Have you ever been attracted to any of the various interpretive strategies outlined in the lambs supper the futurist, for example, or the preterist, or the idealist. Scott hahn was a calvinistic presybterian who went to gordonconwell ts but later converted to rome. Dec 22, 2014 ostensibly, the supper of the lamb is a cookbook. Scott hahn reveals the early christians key to understanding the mass. The lambs supper reveals a longlost secret of the church. About scott hahns study guide for the lamb s supper. In the lamb s supper, scott hahn explores an amazing interpretation of the book of revelation that has been almost forgotten over time. Despite attending masses for as long as i can remember, i never realized the connection with scripture, especially with the book of revelation. Everyone wants power and everyone is in a constant duplicitous game to gain more power at the expense of others, according to greene, a screenwriter and former editor at esquire elffers, a book packager, designed the volume, with its attractive marginalia. The lambs supper learn the amazing connections between the mass and johns heavenly vision in the book of revelation. In 2011, it served as background for a couple of classes i was then teaching. Knowing that i am a student of the book of revelation, he went on to tell me that the mass is the fulfillment of all the prophecies in that book and that there is nothing more to expect in the future.
Oct 01, 1989 the supper of the lamb is a culinary meditation on onions, sweetbreads, knives, water and wine, noodles, pots, dinner parties, heartburn, and god. Using the book of revelation, well see how, in the liturgy of the eucharist, we are lifted up to a real participation with the angels and saints in the heavenly liturgy. Theres a great deal about cookery in here capon spends several pages waxing eloquent and opinionated about kitchen knives, and there are 90 pages of recipes at the back in addition to the ones sprinkled throughout the first 200 pages, but saying this is a cookbook is like saying moby dick is a whalehunting manual. It was first published in 1969, and has been republished several times. In the lambs supper, scott hahn connects the catholic mass with the early christians understanding of the new testaments book of revelation, explaining that the mystical visions of heaven found in revelation can shed light on the sacrifice and celebration of the eucharist.
Scott keeps it simple yet carries one to the real meaning of the mass and its connection to revelation. With its unchanging prayers, the mass fits catholics like th. Capon takes the reader on a journey around the kitchen and to the dinner table, years from now when people accuse me of being a foodie in the best sense of the word this book will be to blame. Wolff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Each time we celebrate the mass we enter into the heavenly liturgy which is so powerfully and beautifully described in the book of revelation. The lambs supper by scott hahn part 1 discussion forward. Bestselling author scott hahn sheds new light on the mass, offering readers a deeper appreciation of the most familiar of catholic rituals. The supper of the lamb is a food book by robert farrar capon. Is there a difference between the book of life and the lambs book of life. Catholic theologian scott hahn thinks that many worshippers receive the sacrament of communion without ever considering its links to the end of the world, the apocalypse, and the second coming. Something powerful was happening to me as a scholar and a believer. Pope john paul ii described the mass as heaven on earth, explaining that what we celebrate on earth is a mysterious participation in the heavenly liturgy. With its bizarre imagery, its mystic visions of heaven, and its endoftime prophecies, revelation mirrors the sacrifice and celebration of the eucharist. Scott hahns study guide for the lamb s supper by scott hahn. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the book of life of the lamb slain from the foundation of the world revelation. I thought it was about the end of the world and nothing else.
Bishop robert barron on the book of revelation duration. Experiencing the mass scott hahn, author, benedict j. Following an overview of the eucharist in the new testament, we look at the deep roots of the mass in the biblical history of sacrifice a history that c. Scott hahns the lambs supper called weak by library journal. Let us be glad and rejoice and give him glory, for the marriage of the lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready revelation 19. I thought i was in a special camp since i considered historic liturgy to be the key to understanding revelation, but i was suprised to find that it is historic catholic teaching. Jan 26, 2015 each time we celebrate the mass we enter into the heavenly liturgy which is so powerfully and beautifully described in the book of revelation. The book, the lambs supper the mass as heaven on earth by dr. This was hahns first inkling that the key to understanding the mass was revelation, and the key to understanding revelation was the mass. Following an overview of the eucharist in the new testament, we look at the deep roots of the mass in the biblical history of sacrifice a history that culminates with the last supper and the institution of the eucharist.
Scott hahn is a must read for every catholic as well as those interested in learning about the biblical symbolism found in the mass. Have you seen the lamb the story of the first passover and the last supper by robert f. This book was one of the first that i read when i was an atheist. Sep 12, 2015 2015 9 5 14 46 45 dr scott hann the lamb supper nguyen ngo. The lambs supper by scott hahn part 1 discussion forward by fr benedict groeschel, c. The authors have created a sort of anti book of virtues in this encyclopedic compendium of the ways and means of power. The book of the bible that i had found most perplexingthe book of revelationwas now illuminating the ideas that. He reaches back to the second through sixth centuries to the teachings of the early eastern fathers of the church. The lamb s supper really broadened my view of the mass significantly. The mass as heaven on earth by scott hahn at indigo.
The book of the bible that i had found most perplexingthe book of revelationwas now illuminating the ideas that were. R summary of key points this book brings together several powerful spiritual realities the study of last things it is important that we conduct our study with the a proper sense of the sacraments discussion questions 1. Your name must be written in the lambs book of life for the following reasons. With unique scholarship, style and exuberance scott hahn reveals a longlost secret of the church. The mass as heaven on earth, will help you understand the book of revelation in light of the mass. A catholic, liturgical reading enables the most coherent reading of the book of revelation discussion questions 1.
But the book of revelation calls jesus lamb, too, 28 times in 22 chapters. Lambs supper ministriry our parish provides full, hot and nutritious meals to the homeless in downtown pittsburgh twice per month, on the second and third tuesdays. We love going to mass on sundays knowing we are actually in heaven. It has been included in the modern library food series. With its bizarre imagery, mystic visions of heaven, and endtimes. Is there a difference between the book of life and the lambs.