John, if you can obtain it read "The Anathema in the Early Christian Lord's
Supper Liturgy," part B of "On the Understanding of Worship,{ by Guenther
Bornkamm, pp. 169-176 in EARLY CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. New York & Evanston:
Harper & Row, 1969. He argues that Paul is here citing from an early
eucharistic ritual prevalent in Corinth. And he points out that the
conditional sentence is a sentence of casuistic law--just what you say.
There is a strong parallel to this passage in the Didache's discussion of
the Lord's supper, which you might want to check out also.
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