<p>24:30 <i>And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to eat, he took the bread, and blessing and breaking it, he gave to them</i>- This is framed in the language of the breaking of bread service. It leads us to conclude that the 'breaking of bread' was simply an eating together; for to share food together at the same table was a religious act. Likewise Paul's sharing of food with his fellow passengers during the storm of Acts 27 is presented as a breaking of bread. Clearly the table was open to all, and was devoid of the fences placed around it by later Christian development.</p>