Why did Jesus celebrate the Last Supper? What are the rules for Passover? Why is Shavuot celebrated? What day is the Passover feast eaten? What is the history of Passover? Why do Jewish holidays use the lunar c
Why do Jews celebrate Sukkot? Why is Yom Kippur celebrated? Why do Jews celebrate Shabbat? Why is Passover 8 days? What is the history of Hanukkah? How did the Jewish calendar start? What day does Hanukkah start on the Hebrew calendar?
When Jewish people celebrate Passover today, they will clean their homes of all leavening agents like yeast. Removing yeast from the house has becomesymbolicof removing sin. In the New Testament, leaven and yeast were often a symbol of sin. “Leaven in Scripture, with the single exception of...
When people think of holidays they would think Christmas or thanksgiving. But with the Jewish religion they celebrate holidays a little bit different than most people. With the Jewish cultural they celebrate Shabbat, Passover, You Kippur, Sukkot, and Hanukkah. ...
It’s not only that the Last Supper is an intimate affair between Jesus and his disciples, or that it’s the fulfillment of the Jewish Passover. It’s also that the Eucharist iscommunion with Jesus Christ. This is why Catholics, who believe that the Eucharist really is Jesus, treat the...
Jesus was crucified during Passover week and then made the ultimate sacrifice, his life. He is referred to as the “Lamb of God” and “our Passover lamb” in the Bible. During Easter, we celebrate Jesus’ Passover from death to life. ...
Why Did Jesus Drive Them Out? 1. They were taking advantage of those who had traveled long distances to celebrate Passover. Two things were essential for these foreign worshipers: an animal to sacrifice and Temple coins which local merchants would accept. There was probably nothing wrong with...
While Christmas is fixed to a solar calendar (and near the winter solstice), Easter is based on the lunar cycles of the Jewish calendar. In the Christian religion, the Last Supper (the final meal Jesus shared with his apostles before his crucifixion) was a Passover feast. Because Easter is...
(Notice the tongues of fire on the heads of the people in the painting by Restout.)The languages spoken by the early Christians were intelligible (not other worldly) and were heard by thousands of Jewish pilgrims who had come to Jerusalem to celebrate Shavuot. The content of the miraculous ...
With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him. But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release ‘the king of the Jews’?” They shouted back, “...