Biblical Archaeology

When Was the First Communion?

When Was the First Communion?

Saturday, August 22, 2026
Early Christians celebrated the Lord’s Supper as a full meal, but by the third century, it had ceased to be a banquet and had become a ritualized small meal instead. Steven Shisley examines how the Lord’s Supper transitioned from a full meal to a ritual in BAR. The post When Was the First Communion? appeared first on Biblical Archaeology Society.