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As this was the last meal that Jesus would share with his ... He did the same with the wine. He explained that the bread was his body and the wine was his blood. Jesus’ death would be the ...

Peter turned and ran. His heart loved Jesus, witnessed His work, was able to lock eyes with Jesus, stated boldly, “Lord to whom shall we go,” and nevertheless in Jesus most painful moments of ministry ...

The image looked similar to that of "The Last Supper," Da Vinci's 15th-century ... scene as an “interpretation of the Greek God [of wine and festivity] Dionysus," selected to make spectators ...