These eight points illustrate how John presents Jesus as the true Passover Lamb and the fulfillment of the Exodus story. 1. Barabbas and the cross as a vicarious sacrifice All four gospels link ...

Today, the lamb shows up on the Passover Seder plate in the form of the zeroah, or shank bone (which is not eaten). It’s accepted that Jesus was executed around the time of Passover. But was ...

Jesus really shed his blood on the eve of Passover at the hour of the sacrifice of the Lambs. But he celebrated Passover with his disciples probably according to the calendar of Qumran, thus at least ...

Answer: Jesus died on Passover to fulfill the prophecies predicted in the Passover Lamb rituals. In fact, he fulfilled all the Levitical requirements to be substituted as our Passover Lamb. Jesus was ...

That is why Christians take Communion today. Jesus is portrayed as the Passover lamb in the New Testament. The Apostle Paul wrote, “For Christ (Messiah), our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed ...

Symbolically, Jesus’ martyrdom the next day dovetails perfectly with the symbol of the Passover lamb, which ancient Jews sacrificed to commemorate their redemption from slavery in Egypt.

John's gospel is forcing us, dramatically at least, through the storytelling mode, to think of Jesus as a passover lamb. Jesus doesn't eat a passover meal, Jesus is the passover meal, at least ...