In this introductory volume, perfect for Protestant new member and confirmation classes, acclaimed theologian and writer N. T. Wright explains in clear and vivid style the background of the Last Supper, the ways in which Christians have interpreted this event over the centuries, and what it all means for us today. This revision includes questions for discussion or reflection after each chapter.

N. T. Wright is Research Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He is the author of numerous books, including Paul: A Biography, On Earth as in Heaven: Daily Wisdom for Twenty-First Century Christians and What Did the Cross Accomplish? A Conversation about the Atonement (with Simon Gathercole and Robert B. Stewart).