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==Jesus Christ and the Passover==

==Jesus Christ and the Passover==

Throughout His life and ministry Jesus observed the Passover.<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%202:41-42;%20John%202:13,23;%206:4;%20Mat.26:1-2,%2017-20;&version=9; Luke 2:41-42; John 2:13,23; 6:4; Mat.26:1-2, 17-20] [[King James Version]] BibleGateway</ref> He also knew it depicted His suffering and death and told His [[disciple]]s this.<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mat.26:1-2;&version=9; Mat.26:1-2] [[King James Version]] BibleGateway</ref> On the night of the 14th He sat down with His disciples to observe the Passover meal. During this supper He said to His disciples, "This do in remembrance of me."([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2022.19;&version=9; Luke 22:19])

Throughout His life and ministry Jesus observed the Passover.<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%202:41-42;%20John%202:13,23;%206:4;%20Mat.26:1-2,%2017-20;&version=9; Luke 2:41-42; John 2:13,23; 6:4; Mat.26:1-2, 17-20] [[King James Version]] BibleGateway</ref> He also knew it depicted His suffering and death and told His [[disciple]]s this.<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mat.26:1-2;&version=9; Mat.26:1-2] [[King James Version]] BibleGateway</ref> On the night of the 14th<ref>The night of the 14th beginning at sunset was the beginning of the 14th according to the Jewish reckoning of the days, followed by the dawn and morning of the day of the 14th.</ref> He sat down with His disciples to observe the Passover meal. During this supper He said to His disciples, "This do in remembrance of me."([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2022.19;&version=9; Luke 22:19])

Jesus and the Passover has been at the root of many serious misunderstandings between Christianity and Judaism. By the second century "both Judaism and Christianity were trying to distinguish each from the other in the eyes of [[Roman Empire|Rome]], as both had unique [[political]] concerns."<ref>''Classical and Christian Anti-Semitism'' [http://remember.org/History.root.classical.html The Holocaust: A Guide for Pennsylvania Teachers]. Remember.org. Retrieved 28 July 2008.</ref> Towards the end of the fourth century, the emphasis on the Hebraic tradition had diminished to the point that the Church Council of Laodicea removed all connections between Jesus and the celebration of Passover. For their part, Judaism rarely, if ever, acknowledges the most famous and influential Jew who ever lived.<ref>Cowen, Rabbi Jaimie [http://www.richmond.com/faith-values/10135 ''Jesus and Passover''] Faith & Values. Accessed 18 February 2008</ref> For many centuries Jews observed Passover in secret, as many Christians and anti-Semites believed that Jews used the blood of Christian babies in the making of unleavened bread, and Jews were fearful of possible retaliation.<ref>[http://www.religioustolerance.org/jud_blib1.htm ''The Blood Libel Myth''] "Blood libel, host desecration, ritual murder, & other largely anti-semitic fables" Religious Tolerance. Accessed 18 February 2008</ref>  

Jesus and the Passover has been at the root of many serious misunderstandings between Christianity and Judaism. By the second century "both Judaism and Christianity were trying to distinguish each from the other in the eyes of [[Roman Empire|Rome]], as both had unique [[political]] concerns."<ref>''Classical and Christian Anti-Semitism'' [http://remember.org/History.root.classical.html The Holocaust: A Guide for Pennsylvania Teachers]. Remember.org. Retrieved 28 July 2008.</ref> Towards the end of the fourth century, the emphasis on the Hebraic tradition had diminished to the point that the Church Council of Laodicea removed all connections between Jesus and the celebration of Passover. For their part, Judaism rarely, if ever, acknowledges the most famous and influential Jew who ever lived.<ref>Cowen, Rabbi Jaimie [http://www.richmond.com/faith-values/10135 ''Jesus and Passover''] Faith & Values. Accessed 18 February 2008</ref> For many centuries Jews observed Passover in secret, as many Christians and anti-Semites believed that Jews used the blood of Christian babies in the making of unleavened bread, and Jews were fearful of possible retaliation.<ref>[http://www.religioustolerance.org/jud_blib1.htm ''The Blood Libel Myth''] "Blood libel, host desecration, ritual murder, & other largely anti-semitic fables" Religious Tolerance. Accessed 18 February 2008</ref>