Abstract
The centrality of the Johannine statement about consuming Jesus' flesh and blood is shown by literary interconnection between the central sign of the loaves (6:1-71), the first sign of Cana (2:1-12) and a suggested final sign on the cross: the flow of blood and water from Jesus' side. Questions posed about the nature of the bread in the loaves' sign and the statement about consuming Jesus' flesh and blood may be answered by interpretation of the first and last signs. Just as Jesus took the cup of bitter wine in the seventh sign, so must John's community take the cup of "good wine" as the chief steward did in obedience to Jesus word. There is no need to appeal to a hypothetically transferred institution narrative to establish the setting of chapter 6:51-58.
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