Agape feast

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Agape feast is an early Christian communal meal centered on fellowship, charity, and shared love among believers.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Agape feast canonical 1
Love Feast 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian ritual meal
Christian tradition
religious communal meal
associatedConcept agape love
associatedWith New Testament churches
early Christian communities
declinedInUse late ancient church period
developedInPeriod early Christianity
distinctFrom Holy Eucharist
surface form: Eucharist
emphasizes care for the poor
equality among believers
hospitality
unity of the church
etymology from Greek "agapē" meaning selfless love
hasElement almsgiving
communal meal
hymn singing
prayer
scripture reading
sharing of food
hasOtherName love feast
historicalSource Didache
writings of Ignatius of Antioch
writings of Pliny the Younger
writings of Tertullian
influenced later Christian fellowship meals
languageOfOrigin Greek
modernPractice often separated from Eucharistic celebration
observedOn various Christian feast days
practicedBy Brethren churches
Methodist traditions
Unity of the Brethren
surface form: Moravian Church

early Christians
some Anabaptist groups
primaryPurpose Christian fellowship
expression of charity
expression of mutual love among believers
relatedTo Holy Eucharist
surface form: Eucharist
religiousContext Christianity
scripturalAllusion 1 Corinthians 11
Jude 1:12
socialFunction strengthening community bonds
supporting needy members
theologicalTheme koinonia
remembrance of Christ
self-giving love
typicalSetting church meeting places
private homes

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lovefeast historicalName Agape feast
The Book of Bebb hasPart Agape feast
this entity surface form: Love Feast