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A Theology of the Table
Author(s) -
Furnal Joshua
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new blackfriars
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1741-2005
pISSN - 0028-4289
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-2005.2010.01377.x
Subject(s) - gospel , hospitality , table (database) , eucharist , theme (computing) , kingdom , argument (complex analysis) , theology , philosophy , sociology , history , archaeology , computer science , tourism , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , biology , data mining , operating system
Abstract This paper explores the meal scenes in Mark's gospel and examines the theme of Divine Hospitality in the Old Testament. In doing so, a connection is made between the table fellowship of Jesus and the Kingdom of God. The article concludes by reflecting upon ecclesiological practices of the Eucharist in light of the inclusivity of table fellowship. The argument is that by attending to the meal scenes in the gospel of Mark, an understanding of the Kingdom of God manifests and should shape the way the Church practices hospitality.