[blue-duncan]

“How can you consecrate the bread and wine without a priest?”

There is no “priest” mentioned in the letter to the church at Corinth. One would think that if Paul was going to criticize the church for its abuse of the communion elements he would have addressed it to the “priest” in charge or at least have the courtesy of mentioning his name. Nope, looks like the people were serving themselves and Paul was just telling them the proper etiquette for serving. He doesn’t even tell them to wait for the “priest”.

[Petrosius]

There is no “priest” mentioned in the letter to the church at Corinth.

No, but the offices of episkopos and presbuteros are mentioned in Acts, 1 Timothy and Titus.

[adiaireton8]

That is an argument from silence. More than likely there were multiple presbyters there, not just one. The letter was probably addressed primarily to them, and secondarily to the congregation.

-A8