blood was the basis of union with the divine; so in the symbolism of bread and wine, in any sacramental meal, or in any meal of sacred covenanting between two persons, the bread stood for

hose who share salt together are in a life-sharing covenant; those who share bread together are sharers in a common growt

. They stand for the vivifying and nourishing of the body by a providential ministry to man. In this light they seem to be viewed by primitive peoples. The Land of Promise was represented to the ancient Hebrews as "a land fl

Tertullian describing that rite says: "Having come out from the bath, we are anointed with