Passover

Our trip to the Jewish synagogue in Nashville, TN was cultural trip that taught us how the Jewish people lived, the different holidays, the different sects, and the different laws of the church. I learned the Jewish traditions and how the traditions have evolved from America. The lady who spoke to us in the Jewish synagogue was very passionate about her religion. She lives close to the synagogue because of religious purposes. She had strong views and told us about the life of a Jewish. She…

When reading paragraph six what stood out most was the emphasis on the sacrament of the Eucharist being the essential part of the Catholic faith. The Church is built upon the foundation of Christ’s sacrifice which is made eternal through the Eucharist. One has their faith because of their belief in the Eucharist, “Faith and the Sacraments are two complementary aspects of ecclesial life” (Sacramentum Caritatis Paragraph 6). The Eucharist enables one to grow in faith and it is because of faith…

Anti-Semitism in the Gospel of John Many people today discredit the validity of the Gospel of John because it includes content that may be interpreted as anti-Jewish. This material could be a reflection of the emerging division between Jewish Christian and Jews. In this paper, I will be inspecting the Gospel of John to validate the presence of anti-Semitic material. Exploration of the historical background of this time will be analyzed to determine the derivation of anti-Semitism within this…

Wednesday, pgs 105-110: The question was answered to who crucified Jesus and why, but there is one more question that is more spiritual… What was the meaning to all of it? God, of course, could have stopped Jesus from being killed, and so Jesus could have if he proclaimed himself as the Son of God. There is a deeper meaning to Jesus’ Passion and death- he did it for humanity! He died on the suffered and died on the cross so that humanity could be saved from the horrors of death. Jesus was very…

purpose over the discourse of salvation history. Its significance is memorialised within the covenants, the Passover and Easter triduum, transcending to its definitive meaning and form within the Eucharist. In the old covenant, sacrifice was a trial to be completed by the prophets, to prove their love and dedication, on behalf of humanity after the fall. The sacrifice of the lamb during the Passover shielded the Jews from Gods destruction of Egypt. The sacrifice of the lamb to protect the…

When John is baptizing The Lamb of God accompanies him and he knows this because he sees “the Spirit coming down and resting” (John 1:33) When he sees this in John 1: 29 he says, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” A lamb embodies moral characteristics that we can compare to Jesus. Jesus spends his time on earth doing all his deeds for our Father God. Jesus is the ultimate sacrifice by God, and for all of us. Jesus is the Lamb of God, he holds the characteristics of a…

to “the year of our Lord and B.C. to Before Christ. The Biblical calendar also uses the abbreviation A.M. (Anno Mundi) meaning Year of the World (Hebrew Calendar. par 4). The "first month" of the Jewish calendar is the Spring month of Nissan, when Passover occurs. However, the Jewish New Year is Tishri, the seventh month, and that is when the year number is increased. We see the concept of different starting points for a year in American thinking/culture: "the New Year" starts in January, but…

Jesus. Christianity and the Judaism before were the same. Christians saw Judaism as their root. Long time ago, they shared same laws and they celebrated the same festival. “So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover meal” (Matthew 26:19). From this quotation I can see that the Christians at that time…

I’ve always thought it was neat how different numbers in the Bible meant different things. It seems that God is trying to reveal something or give us a deeper understanding of scripture with their patterns. For example, the number 7 seems to symbolize something being “completed or finished” as well as divine perfection. The first use of seven in the Bible was found in Genesis 1 when God created the earth in 6 days and rested on the seventh and set it aside as the Sabbath, the holy day of rest…

East. Though small, the flavor still packs a punch. Some of the Jewish holiday foods include: Charoset, hamantash, maror, and latkes. Charoset, a sweet paste, is eaten at the Passover Seder. Hamantash, a pastry filled with seeds, nuts, or fruit is eaten during the festival of Purim. Maror is a bitter herb eaten at Passover Seder to remind of the bitterness of slavery. And lastly, latkes are potato-pancakes that are eaten on Hanukah. All of the major religions in the Middle East have foods that…