The lamb's supper by Scott Hahn

"Bestselling author Scott Hahn sheds new light on the Mass, offering readers a deeper appreciation of the most familiar of Catholic rituals . Of all things Catholic, there is nothing that is so familiar as the Mass. With its unchanging prayers, the Mass fits Catholics like their favorite clothes. Yet most Catholics sitting in the pews on Sundays fail to see the powerful supernatural drama that enfolds them. 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." The Lamb's Supper reveals a long-lost secret of the Church: The early Christians' key to understanding the mysteries of the Mass was the New Testament Book of Revelation. With its bizarre imagery, its mystic visions of heaven, and its end-of-time prophecies, Revelation mirrors the sacrifice and celebration of the Eucharist. Beautifully written, in clear direct language, bestselling Catholic author Scott Hahn's new book will help readers see the Mass with new eyes, pray the liturgy with a renewed heart, and enter into the Mass more fully, enthusiastically, intelligently, and powerfully than ever before." -- Amazon.com.

My first introduction to the writing of former protestant minister and Catholic convert author Scott Hahn was through his book on Mary during my research for my senior independent study for my Bachelor of Religious Studies. My three favorite religious writers that speak to my soul are C.S. Lewis, Henry Nouwen, and Scott Hahn. The way that details are used in Hahn's book create an understanding, but also a desire to continue a study on my own. Through The Lamb's Supper, Hahn goes in depth to not only the gospels, but also Revelations and many Old Testament and other scriptures in between.

Thanks to WaterBrook Multnomah/Doubleday Religion for providing a copy for review through FIRST Wild Card Tours.

Originally posted: http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2010/12/15/the-lambs-supper-by-scott-hahn/

I like it, although it was not what I was hoping for. Hahn does a good job of telling the slightly informed Catholic something about the glories of the depths of the liturgy of the Eucharist using the book of the Revelation to St. John as a framework and touchpoint. What he does not do, which I was hoping for, is explain the structure of that book as reflecting the outline of the liturgy. That's OK; I don't fault an author for writing the book he actually wrote rather than the one I wish he had.

This is a very approachable treatment, which should be understandable to any concerned person–no degree in liturgics required. He writes with intelligence and dignity, but mars it with the cutsie chapter titles and section heads.