The first accounted stories of Jesus were written by the apostle Paul to the church in Corinth. Through close analysis of The Gospel and closer analysis of the Greek terminology within it, L. Michael White discusses the different accounts of how the message of Jesus Christ was transformed from folkloric poetry to a scripted story and finally achieving the status of an exalted figure.  The passage White uses is 1 Corinthians 15:3-7. These four verses provide the core basis for Christianity due to the usage of the words “he died” “he rose” and lastly “he appeared”.  I believe that the last two quoted words “he rose” and “he appeared” are the basis of Christianity because it implies the he conquered humanities largest obstacle (death) and was allegedly seen doing it. Not only did he rise from the grave but (as White states in his book) he appeared to hundreds of “brothers and sisters” after the resurrection which eventually lead to his ascension back into the heavens.  This story was only orally transmitted at the time and was not fully understood until the authors of The Gospel comprised it into an accurate timeline, while adding their own personal accounts to fill in the blanks. We know where the letters came from due to small regional accents that can be seen within the text itself. The texts also provide essential parallels and repetitive versus further proving the overall accuracy of the story itself and furthering the tradition itself. One example is the Last Supper. The story famous for the betrayal of Jesus by one of his disciples Judas, didn’t even start out as a betrayal rather a simple dinner and arrest. It was not until 40 years later that the accounts of the betrayal were recognized.  Jesus adds a new tradition to his followers at the table shortly after he tells his disciples of the betrayal. Jesus goes on to break the bread stating that it is metaphorically “his body” and passes the wine in the cultural goblet stating that it is metaphorically “his blood” and that the disciples should join the covenant.  The word “covenant” in Jewish cultural is used when a boy wants to marry a girl. He offers a materialistic gift to the father to which he is given the opportunity to ask the girl to marry him.  Jesus is essentially saying the same thing, yet calling humanity as a whole the bride. I believe that Jesus offering the bread and wine is just a symbolic representation of the commitment you have to Christ and his teachings, for if you take the bread and wine you inevitably believe that he will “return” back to earth and claim his bride.