Passover

Testament, the Passover ritual is not completed by the death of the sacrificial lamb. It is completed when the Israelites eat the “flesh” of the lamb that is slain so that they might be delivered from bondage in Egypt and, ultimately, from death (Ex 12:8). Moreover, once the sacrifice is completed, God commands that the Passover be celebrated every year in the spring “as a memorial” of the deliverance won for the people of God (Ex 12:14). In ancient Jewish tradition, the biblical Passover…

The Passover supper Personal thoughts: On Thursday morning, the first day of the Feast, Jesus sent Peter and John to prepare a place where he could hold the Passover supper with his disciples in the evening. He knew it was the last time that he would break the bread of the Passover with them before he suffered, and it was also the first Holy Supper of the Christian Church. During the supper, he taught them a lesson of humility and talked with them tenderly and served them. At the end of the…

nation Israel. Has anyone heard of Israel? It is a country in the Middle East that lies just north of Egypt and south of Europe. The people who live there are called Jews, or Israelites, and they have a special holiday: the Passover. Today, we will read the history behind the Passover. Several thousand years ago, a man named Israel lived in Canaan. God had promised to give this man and his children the land, and today we know it as the nation Israel. However, back in those days, the…

two cultures I knew little to nothing about. When comparing religions, the initial point of conflict that I think about is religious holidays. In Lola’s case her favorite Jewish holiday is Passover. To her what made Passover special was the long and interesting history and rituals associated with it. A Passover ritual reading a smaller version of the Torah, their religious book, which focuses on the stories of Jewish enslavement in Egypt. Some of the traditions include eating certain food that…

Melito of Sardis is thought to have penned a homily called “A Homily on the Passover,” or Peri Pascha. This piece elucidates a christology with several important facets. First, Melito centers Christ as both fully human and fully divine. He writes at length that Jesus, in his christological role, was both temporal and atemporal, finite and infinite, the embodiment of the Father [sic] and the Son [sic]. Further, Jesus, as the Christ, is understood to be a mold-breaker. The mold was the Law to…

traditions. Likewise, for over 3500 years, people of the Jewish faith have been remembering an earlier deliverance through the Passover meal, Passover festival and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, as well as other rituals that precede and follow those mentioned. The Christian practice of the Lord’s Supper was created by Jesus during His last participation in the annual Passover meal before His crucifixion and is referred to as the Last Supper. Through the years, some scholars have questioned…

many things in common, if at all. In Passover, Dennis Blagg has created a stunning and realistic painting. In contrast, Hina, sculpted by Deborah Butterfield is an extraordinary sculpture of a resting horse. While the pieces are different art forms, they both convey the beauty of organic forms in nature. Dennis Blagg is an extremely talented artist in the Southwest area, particularly the Big Bend National Park region of West Texas. In 1997, Blagg painted Passover, a beautiful representational…

community. The Memorial Meal Sacrifice celebrates the Passover Meal(Seder Meal) Jesus instituted before his crucifixion, which is now a ritual enacted during Church Masses. Also, The Seder Meal, which refers to the Passover Sacrifice before the tenth plague that decisively freed the Israelites from Egypt. This Passover Meal is included in Jewish tradition called the Pesach. The Memorial Meal Sacrifice originally was shaped by the Passover Sacrifice in the book of Exodus. In the book of…

and observances of the seven Feast of the Lord, which are the Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Atonements and the Feat of tabernacles. The Hebrew name for these feast is known to be Mo’ed, which is now now known as the divine appointments All of these seven feast point to and are fulfilled by in Jesus himself. These feast are separated into two seasons, which are the spring and fall feast, with the Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and Pentecost being in the…

The Eucharist is seen as memorial meal and sacrifice to the Catholic community. This memorial meal refers to the Passover that celebrate the freedom from the slavery the Israelites faced. This occurred after God communicated to Moses through the form of a burning bush to free the Israelites from Egypt’s tyranny. The pharaoh, Ramesses, refused to release his slaves. Latterly, God introduced a plague, water turned into blood. Ramesses still persisted on enslavement. Ramesses and his people…