We can get context for how the early Christians understood it by looking to additional sources from that period, e.g. the Didache and the early Church Fathers.

We can get context for how the early Christians understood it by looking to additional sources from that period, e.g. the Didache and the early Church Fathers. https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/holy-eucharist-in-the-early-fathers-24203 https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/holy-eucharist-in-t...