Prominent New Testament Scholar E.P. Sanders states in his book 'The Historical Figure of Jesus' that Jesus having a final meal with his disciples is almost beyond dispute, and belongs to the framework of the narrative of Jesus' life [REF].
However, many early Church Fathers have attested to the belief that at the Last Supper, Christ made the promise to be present in the Sacrament of the Eucharist, with attestations dating back to the first century AD [REF].