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<small>''See also [[Easter]]''</small><br>

<small>''See also [[Easter]]''</small><br>

The word "easter" appears nowhere in the early bible, and its use in later translations is a mistranslation or substitution of the [[Greek]] word ''pascha'' ("passover"). Easter was established later in church history by the [[Roman Catholic]] Church, which does not claim these days as biblical, but rather that the Church had

The word "easter" appears nowhere in the early bible, and its use in later translations is a mistranslation or substitution of the [[Greek]] word ''pascha'' ("passover"). Easter was established later in church history by the [[Roman Catholic]] Church, which does not claim these days as biblical, but rather that the Church had

the authority to establish them.<ref>Geierman, Peter ''Question: Which is the Sabbath day? Answer: Saturday is the Sabbath day. Question: Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday? Answer: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church, in the Council of Laodicea (A.D. 336) transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday.'' "The Convert’s Catechism of Catholic Doctrine" (B. Herder Book Co., St. Louis; 1930) ISBN 0-8955-5029-6</ref> The church in Rome had begun to distance itself from relating the death of Jesus Christ to the Jewish Passover and instead began to time the celebration of the [[Resurrection]] of Jesus to coincide with the [[pagan]] rites of Attis. That the early Church continued to keep Passover as a memorial to the ''death'' of Jesus Christ on the 14th of Nisan is confirmed by the writers of the second century. [[Polycarp]], a disciple of John the apostle, travelled to [[Rome]] to try to persuade the bishop of Rome to observe the 14th of Nisan as opposed to celebrating a feast of the ''resurrection'' several days later. Polycrates later in the 2nd century also contended with the Roman church in favor of the 14th of the first month, Jewish calendar. This  controversy became known in Church History as the "[[Quartodeciman controversy]]."<ref>Hunt, Keith [http://www.biblestudy.org/basicart/how-often-should-christian-passover-lord-supper-be-taken.html ''How often should the Christian Passover (Lord's Supper) be taken?''] BibleStudy.org. Accessed 18 February 2008</ref>

the authority to establish them.<ref>Geierman, Peter ''Question: Which is the Sabbath day? Answer: Saturday is the Sabbath day. Question: Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday? Answer: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church, in the Council of Laodicea (A.D. 336) transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday.'' "The Convert’s Catechism of Catholic Doctrine" (B. Herder Book Co., St. Louis; 1930) ISBN 0-8955-5029-6</ref> The church in Rome had begun to distance itself from relating the death of Jesus Christ to the Jewish Passover and instead began to time the celebration of the [[Resurrection]] of Jesus to coincide with the [[pagan]] rites of Attis. That the early Church continued to keep Passover as a memorial to the ''death'' of Jesus Christ on the 14th of Nisan is confirmed by the writers of the second century. Polycarp, a disciple of John the apostle, travelled to [[Rome]] to try to persuade the bishop of Rome to observe the 14th of Nisan as opposed to celebrating a feast of the ''resurrection'' several days later. Polycrates later in the 2nd century also contended with the Roman church in favor of the 14th of the first month, Jewish calendar. This  controversy became known in Church History as the "Quartodeciman controversy."<ref>Hunt, Keith [http://www.biblestudy.org/basicart/how-often-should-christian-passover-lord-supper-be-taken.html ''How often should the Christian Passover (Lord's Supper) be taken?''] BibleStudy.org. Accessed 18 February 2008</ref>

At the end of the second century, Victor, the [[bishop]] of Rome began to threaten other Church leaders in an

At the end of the second century, Victor, the [[bishop]] of Rome began to threaten other Church leaders in an