{"id":416,"date":"2011-02-16T03:29:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T07:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2011\/06\/books-by-dave-armstrong-biblical-catholic-eucharistic-theology.html"},"modified":"2025-12-05T13:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:12:59","slug":"books-by-dave-armstrong-biblical-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2011\/02\/books-by-dave-armstrong-biblical-4.html","title":{"rendered":"Dave Armstrong: &#8220;Biblical Catholic Eucharistic Theology&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/572\/2011\/02\/Cover-551x832.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4796 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/572\/2011\/02\/Cover-551x832.jpg\" alt=\"Cover (551x832)\" width=\"551\" height=\"832\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> [completed and published at Lulu on 22 February 2011: 222 pages]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>[cover design by Dave and Judy Armstrong.\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: italic; text-align: justify;\">Christ of St. John of the Cross<\/span><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">, by Salvador Dali (1951): from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dali.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/page\/3\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Salvador Dali Society website<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 180%;\">Purchase Options<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">***<b style=\"color: blue;\"><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">[<a class=\" decorated-link decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pLajHp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">PAPERBACK: $20.95<\/a>] [<a class=\" decorated-link decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/48Ckfw6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">KINDLE: 2.99<\/a>]<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>Dedication <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 3)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Introduction<span style=\"color: #3333ff;\"> (p. 5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Biblical Analogical Evidence for the Special Presence of God in Physical Objects Prior to the Incarnation <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 9)<\/span> <span style=\"color: red;\">[70 Bible passages]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>2. Is the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit Intrinsically Opposed to the Real, Physical Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist? <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 21)<\/span> <span style=\"color: red;\">[21 Bible passages]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>3. Sacraments: Moral Responsibility and Spiritual Benefits <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 29)<\/span> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2006\/08\/sacraments-moral-responsibility.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">read online<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>4. John 6 and Lack of Faith in the Physical Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist as a Parallel to Doubting Disciples <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 33)<\/span> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/11\/john-6-lack-of-faith-in-the-real-presence.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">read online<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>5. Questions and Answers on the Holy Eucharist <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 45)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>6. The Philosophical Theology Behind the Eucharist<span style=\"color: #3333ff;\"> (p. 55)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>7. Biblical Evidence for One Species in Holy Communion <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 59)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>8. Exclusion of Non-Catholic Christians from Communion <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 65)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>9. Protestant Use of Grape Juice in Holy Communion <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 75)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>10. Catholic-Lutheran Dialogue on Corpus Christi: Eucharistic Processions and Adoration <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 79)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>11. Catholic-Protestant Disputes Regarding Transubstantiation and Church History <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 83)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>12. The Protestant Sacramentarian Controversies: Calvin vs. Luther vs. Zwingli <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 95)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>13. John Calvin\u2019s Mystical Eucharist vs. Logic, the Church Fathers, and Holy Scripture <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 101)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>14. The Simultaneous Assertion of Realism and Symbolism in St. Augustine\u2019s Eucharistic Doctrine <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 121)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>15. The Church Fathers and the Sacrifice of the Mass <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 133)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>16. St. Paul\u2019s Reference to Himself as a Priest and Use of Sacerdotal Categories <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 153)<\/span> <span style=\"color: red;\">[16 Bible passages]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>17. The Timeless, Miraculous, Transcendent Nature of the Sacrifice of the Mass <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 161)<\/span> <span style=\"color: red;\">[35 Bible passages]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>18. Biblical Analogies Related to Eucharistic Adoration and the Sacrifice of the Mass <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 171)<\/span> <span style=\"color: red;\">[54 Bible passages]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>19. Arguments for the Permissibility and Plausibility of the Sacrifice of the Mass from Scripture Alone and Analogy <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 183)<\/span> <span style=\"color: red;\">[34 Bible passages]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>20. Biblical Evidence for Congregational Participation in Offering and Re-Presenting Jesus\u2019 Sacrifice on the Cross <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 191)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>21. The Mass: Is It Idolatry Like That of Jeroboam? <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 195)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>22. Biblical Evidence for Wholehearted Formal Worship <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 207)<\/span> [read online:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/11\/vain-repetition-jesus-shows-what-its-not.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"> part one <\/a>\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2007\/06\/biblical-evidence-for-wholehearted.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">part two<\/a>] <span style=\"color: red;\">[23 Bible passages]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>23. Biblical Evidence for Holy Days <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 215)<\/span> <span style=\"color: red;\">[13 Bible passages]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bibliography <span style=\"color: #3333ff;\">(p. 219)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\u00a0***<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: red; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">INTRODUCTION <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div>\n<p>This volume consists of a collection of articles originally posted on my website and blog (both named <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Biblical Evidence for Catholicism<\/span>): written between 1996 and 2010, oftentimes as a result of questions received, or debate challenges. These have been edited, revised, and combined in various ways, in order to crystallize the thought and to maximize the impact of the arguments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Most of the queries came from our Protestant brethren in Christ. These occurrences afforded me the opportunity to defend and clarify what Catholics believe with regard to the Holy Eucharist, and to demonstrate that Catholic beliefs are \u2013 as we believe \u2014 in line with both Holy Scripture and the eucharistic doctrine of the early Church. It is my sincere hope and prayer that my own ruminations along these lines may be of some benefit to others.<\/p>\n<p>I have written extensively on the \u201cbasics\u201d of Catholic eucharistic doctrine and its grounding in the Bible in several of my books: <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">A Biblical Defense of Catholicism<\/span> (pp. 77-100), <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Catholic Verses<\/span> (pp. 113-126), <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The One-Minute Apologist <\/span>(pp. 58-65), and <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths<\/span> (pp. 255-270).<\/p>\n<p>I won\u2019t be reiterating those aspects; this work can, therefore, be considered a slightly higher-level course, so to speak (Catholic Eucharist 0201, if you will).<\/p>\n<p>Chapters 3 and 12 are reminiscent of the format of earlier books, since they were originally intended to be included, but were casualties of the editor\u2019s red pen. Chapter One, written shortly after <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths<\/span>, would have fit very well into its structure and goal of showing how Catholic doctrine is entirely harmonious with the Bible.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: red; font-weight: bold;\"><br>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">BACK COVER DESCRIPTION<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Catholic apologist and prolific author Dave Armstrong has compiled his writing on the Eucharist and the Sacrifice of the Mass, from 15 years of Internet dialogues, into a Scripture-packed 23 chapters and 222 pages.<\/div>\n<p>Among the topics covered are: 1) the special presence of God in physical objects prior to the incarnation, 2) comparison of the indwelling and the Real Presence, 3) doubting disciples in the eucharistic discourse of John 6, 4) exclusion of non-Catholics from Catholic communion, 5) St. Augustine\u2019s and John Calvin\u2019s views, 6) the Church fathers on the Sacrifice of the Mass, 7) St. Paul\u2019s \u201cpriestly\u201d references, 8) biblical, analogical arguments for the Sacrifice of the Mass, 9) the Protestant \u201cidolatry\u201d accusation, and 10) biblical evidence for wholehearted formal, liturgical worship.<\/p>\n<p>The facts of Church history are also examined in depth, with much corroboration from Protestant scholarly sources.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong\u2019s explanations help to make Catholic teachings on the Holy Eucharist and the Mass understandable, plausible, and easily harmonized with the teaching of the Bible.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 180%;\">Purchase Options<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">***<b style=\"color: blue;\"><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">[<a class=\" decorated-link decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pLajHp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">PAPERBACK: $20.95<\/a>] [<a class=\" decorated-link decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/48Ckfw6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">KINDLE: 2.99<\/a>]<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: magenta;\">Last updated on 5 December 2025<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[completed and published at Lulu on 22 February 2011: 222 pages] *** [cover design by Dave and Judy Armstrong.\u00a0Christ of St. John of the Cross, by Salvador Dali (1951): from the Salvador Dali Society website] *** Purchase Options *** [PAPERBACK: $20.95] [KINDLE: 2.99] *** TABLE OF CONTENTS \u00a0 Dedication (p. 3) Introduction (p. 5) 1. 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Formerly a campus missionary, as a Protestant, Dave was received into the Catholic Church in February 1991, by the late, well-known catechist and theologian, Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave\u2019s articles have appeared in many influential Catholic periodicals, including \\\"This Rock\\\" (now called \\\"Catholic Answers Magazine\\\"), \\\"Envoy Magazine\\\" (Patrick Madrid), \\\"The Catholic Answer,\\\" \\\"The Coming Home Journal,\\\" \\\"Gilbert Magazine\\\" (American Chesterton Society), and \\\"The Latin Mass.\\\" He also writes a featured column for every issue of \\\"The Michigan Catholic\\\": published by the archdiocese of Detroit, and was editor for most of the apologetics tracts published by the St. Paul Street Evangelization apostolate. Dave\u2019s apologetics and writing apostolate was the subject of a feature article in the May 2002 issue of \\\"Envoy Magazine.\\\" He served as the staff moderator at the Internet discussion forum for The Coming Home Network, from 2007-2010. Dave has been interviewed on many nationally syndicated Catholic radio shows, including \\\"Catholic Answers Live\\\" (twice), \\\"Faith and Family Live\\\" (Steve Wood), \\\"Kresta in the Afternoon,\\\" \\\"Son Rise Morning Show,\\\" \\\"Catholic Connection\\\" (Teresa Tomeo), and \\\"The Catholics Next Door.\\\" His large and popular website, \\\"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism,\\\" was online from March 1997 to March 2007, and received the 1998 Catholic Website of the Year award from \\\"Envoy Magazine.\\\" His blog of the same name (now transferred to Patheos), begun in February 2004, contains more than 1,500 papers, at least 500 debates or dialogues, and over 50 distinct \\\"index\\\" web pages. Unsolicited correspondence has indicated many hundreds of conversions (or returns) to the Catholic faith as a result, by God's grace, of these writings. Dave's conversion story was published in the bestselling book \\\"Surprised by Truth\\\" (edited by Patrick Madrid; San Diego: Basilica Press, 1994). Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \\\"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\\\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \\\"The Catholic Verses\\\" (2004), \\\"The One-Minute Apologist\\\" (2007), \\\"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\\\" (2009), \\\"The Quotable Newman\\\" (editor: 2012), and \\\"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\\\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \\\"The New Catholic Answer Bible\\\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \\\"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\\\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \\\"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\\\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \\\"Quotable Wesley\\\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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Formerly a campus missionary, as a Protestant, Dave was received into the Catholic Church in February 1991, by the late, well-known catechist and theologian, Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave\u2019s articles have appeared in many influential Catholic periodicals, including \"This Rock\" (now called \"Catholic Answers Magazine\"), \"Envoy Magazine\" (Patrick Madrid), \"The Catholic Answer,\" \"The Coming Home Journal,\" \"Gilbert Magazine\" (American Chesterton Society), and \"The Latin Mass.\" He also writes a featured column for every issue of \"The Michigan Catholic\": published by the archdiocese of Detroit, and was editor for most of the apologetics tracts published by the St. Paul Street Evangelization apostolate. Dave\u2019s apologetics and writing apostolate was the subject of a feature article in the May 2002 issue of \"Envoy Magazine.\" He served as the staff moderator at the Internet discussion forum for The Coming Home Network, from 2007-2010. Dave has been interviewed on many nationally syndicated Catholic radio shows, including \"Catholic Answers Live\" (twice), \"Faith and Family Live\" (Steve Wood), \"Kresta in the Afternoon,\" \"Son Rise Morning Show,\" \"Catholic Connection\" (Teresa Tomeo), and \"The Catholics Next Door.\" His large and popular website, \"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism,\" was online from March 1997 to March 2007, and received the 1998 Catholic Website of the Year award from \"Envoy Magazine.\" His blog of the same name (now transferred to Patheos), begun in February 2004, contains more than 1,500 papers, at least 500 debates or dialogues, and over 50 distinct \"index\" web pages. Unsolicited correspondence has indicated many hundreds of conversions (or returns) to the Catholic faith as a result, by God's grace, of these writings. Dave's conversion story was published in the bestselling book \"Surprised by Truth\" (edited by Patrick Madrid; San Diego: Basilica Press, 1994). Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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