Analyzing the works of Tertullian, Cyprian, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Athanasius, Cyril of Jerusalem, Jerome, and St. Augustine, George Stanley Faber examines the doctrine of transubstantiation and its interpretations. This treatise on the Eucharist is a captivating review of some of the earliest Christian writers and is a methodical review of the structure of Christ’s discourse at Capernaum.