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2007-04-05 04:51:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
There is not much issue wit the simple statement that Jesus used a particular cup at the Last Supper (unless someone doubts Jesus' existence!)
But the "holy grail" is supposed to be much more, and that leads to MAJOR biblical and historical problems:
1) the very mention of the "grail" is of late medieval date -- there is NO early church mention of it
2) the first "grail" stories seem to be about some sacred/magic object (a rock, perhaps) quite unrelated to a cup, used by Jesus or otherwise. It appears that this 'holy grail' story started with native (pagan?) legends, then attached them to something in the gospels.
3) as devout Jews, it is virtually unthinkable that Jesus' early followers would have bothered to retain the cup he used at the Supper. In fact, the whole 'sacred relic' idea would have been a sort of idolatry to them!
4) Nor is there anything in the teaching of Jesus and his apostles that fits with this idea, much less with an object that is supposed to have or confer special powers
2007-04-05 23:35:35 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody agrees on what it is! The Venetians had a big green glass plate they thought was the holy grail.. "used for the last supper". Some enthusiasts describe the holy grail as being the cup used at the last supper. Other people think it was a cup used for catching blood from the wounds of Christ on the Cross. My favorite picture on the subject shows 5 flying angels, each with a cup catching blood from the various crucifixion wounds. This would explain why there are so many 'genuine' holy grails floating around!
2007-04-09 09:28:18 · answer #2 · answered by Bernard B (yahoo answers) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont understand the appeal of a cup with holes in it. Wouldn't your drink fall out? It doesn't seem likely that it existed or if it did they didn't sell good and ended up sitting on the shelves at a dollar store. If your in marketing or product idea I would shy away from recreating such a product.
2007-04-05 11:59:05 · answer #3 · answered by Rob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, the last supper included drink, so lgically it included cups. The cup Jesus drank from and gave to his apostles would be the holy grail. No idea where it is now though, one claim puts it in an American Museum.
Smithsonian? I don't quite remember the details of the claim, sorry.
2007-04-05 12:54:35 · answer #4 · answered by 29 characters to work with...... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question is actually many questions in one and requires parsing out the assumptions therein.
If we assume that (1) Jesus Christ existed; (2) There was a last supper; (3) that supper included something to drink; and (4) Jesus had something to drink; then YES, the cup or cups that Jesus drank from existed.
What the significance of this cup would be however, would wholly depend on your views on Christ, his significance, and his ability and/or desire to transmit some of his power to an inanimate object.
2007-04-05 13:14:53 · answer #5 · answered by Lieberman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not in the Arthurian sense. There was a cup (the gospels make that clear). But I rather doubt there was anything like what was described in the Arthurian tales, Monty Python, or Indiana Jones. (ha ha)
2007-04-05 12:04:49 · answer #6 · answered by Amethyst 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not. times maybe changed but not the people ... there are still some whose work is just creating stories so that plebians are just happy and don't complain about the way sociaty is managed...
2007-04-05 12:26:18 · answer #7 · answered by enkidu.solo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋