tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752966919895369470.post1353667880723534172..comments2023-05-01T04:59:27.711-05:00Comments on The James 1:22 Project: Week 9: "Do This in Remembrance of Me," Part 1Nathan W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16428455412285952660noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752966919895369470.post-66738444296050199582010-04-03T22:11:03.868-05:002010-04-03T22:11:03.868-05:00I suspect that you're exactly right, NIcole, a...I suspect that you're exactly right, NIcole, although I don't know enough about the Jewish calendar and regulatations to say for sure. I agree that as believers we ought to start from the premise that the Bible is consistent. The trick sometimes is figuring out how two seemingly inconsistent things are actually consistent without becoming incredulous and intellectually dishonest. I find that sometimes there is great value in working through those problems. Maybe sometimes there is not much value in it, but I enjoy this kind of stuff. Another possibility that I've seen suggested is that Jesus and his disciples took the passover meal early in light of the fact that Jesus knew his time had come and his death was imminent. Thanks so much for your thoughtful comments. I love them!Nathan W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16428455412285952660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752966919895369470.post-20461010297398928232010-04-01T17:01:35.114-05:002010-04-01T17:01:35.114-05:00That is very interesting because I was just discus...That is very interesting because I was just discussing the day of Jesus' death w/my father-in-law. He's been involved with a messianic movement for a while, so he's be following the Torah and it's all quite interesting. Anyway, I am definitely not an expert in Jewish festivals, but from Matt 26:17, "One the 1st day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread...." So Exodus 12:17-20, talks about the Feast of Unleavened Bread being celebrated for 7 days (v19). So, it may have not been Passover, but it was during the feast, so my conclusion is there was no yeast....so unleavened bread. Granted, I'm not a bible scholar at all, but I also know that the Word is consistent. Even if as humans we like to pick it apart. John 13:29, I can still make fit into it being the Passover, the last 2, not so much. But I'm sure if I ask Stan, he'll give me a good explaination since he has a much better understanding of the Jewish festivals. This is interesting! Thanks for making me dig deeper in the Word! :) ~NicoleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752966919895369470.post-73227757387331217822010-03-30T21:02:37.676-05:002010-03-30T21:02:37.676-05:00Unleavened bread. Yes, the belief that it was unl...Unleavened bread. Yes, the belief that it was unleavened bread arises from the three Synoptic Gospels which suggest that the last supper was a Passover meal. (Matt. 26:17-21, Mk 14:12-18, Lk 22:7-16). The eating of leavened bread was forbidden during Passover. There is, however, some controversy among scholars about when Jesus's last supper took place in relation to the Passover. The controversy arises from John 13:1, which says that the supper took place "before the Passover feast." Also see, John 13:29, 18:28, and 19:14 all of which suggest that the last supper took place before the Passover. It's apparently a topic of much scholarly debate. It's a topic that I'm mildy intersted in, but not very concerned about. It's way beyond the scope of this blog. The Bible does not specify the type of bread that Jesus used; it just says bread. All of that is why I qualified my statement with "probably."Nathan W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16428455412285952660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752966919895369470.post-22050085699164285922010-03-30T12:06:19.883-05:002010-03-30T12:06:19.883-05:00I was just reading about Jesus' last Passover ...I was just reading about Jesus' last Passover last night, and indeed it was unleaven bread. :) ~NicoleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com