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PESACH, True Order of PASSOVER, Known as the "Feast of Passover" in the Scriptures and is in reality 'Yisrael's Ancient Temple Endowment'

1999

We are about to recite the ancient story of Yisrael's redemption from bondage in Egypt. The purpose of the Sedar [say-der] is to afford us the opportunity to recall the dramatic and miraculous events which led to the exodus of Yisrael from an ancient land of slavery. The Old Testament, centuries ago, instructed us to meet as we are tonight. For it states, "And you shall tell your son on that day, saying: It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt." [Exo. 13:8] In Exodus [12:14, 43 and 13:8-10], we are instructed that Yisrael, both young and old, should gather on the 'Erev [e-rev] Pesach [peh-sakh],' literally, the eve of Passover in order that the older people might relate to the children, and to all, this important chapter in the history of our people Yisrael [Lev. 23:5-7; Num. 9:5]. The central theme of this Feast is Liberation, and hence it is also called Zeman Heiruteina [ze-man heh-roo-te-nah] meaning the "Season of our Liberation." We also call this day, Hag Ha-aviv [hag hah-ah-veev] which is to say, "the Holy Day of Spring."

The Origins of Biblical Pesach

This essay was written for thetorah.com and addresses the possible pagan backgrounds of the pesach ritual as found in Exodus 12-13.

Passover in Biblical Narratives

Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1999

Passover appears in a variety of texts in the Old Testament. It is a concern of some narratives, instructions, lists and laws. In narratives there are the Passover in Egypt before the exodus, I the Passover on Sinai.? the Passover immediately after entering Canaan," the mentioning of Passover within the context of the account of Solomon's reign," Hezekiah' s Passover.! Josiah's Passover," and the Passover after the return from exile." The legislative texts all come from the Pentateuch with the exception of the one in Ezekie1. 8 Until recently, it was believed that the investigation of the four generally recognized biblical sources/ is the most reliable method to gather some knowledge about the original character of Passover. Scholars invested an incredible effort on comparing descriptions of Passover from various sources and analysing particular words used in those descriptions. The result was a number of explanations the versatility of which already speaks against the employment of method of literary criticism in establishing the true character of Passover. Passover 1. Exod. 12.

Passover as "Passion": A Folk Etymology in Luke 22:15

Biblica, 2019

Great significance is attached to the etymologies of proper names in the Hebrew Scriptures, in the Greek New Testament, and in ancient Greek and Latin literature generally. The author of Luke-Acts embraces this literary tradition, offering several subtle and sophisticated etymological wordplays on proper names for persons and places: Barnabas, Barjesus, Jesus, and Gaza. One that has been entirely over- looked is his etymological wordplay on the Hebrew festival name Pascha (“Passover”), which he associates with the Greek verb pascho (“to suffer”). This is not just a casual wordplay introduced as a literary device; rather, this etymological wordplay reinforces an important leitmotif that runs through the entirety of Luke- Acts: that Jesus is the new Passover lamb (Πάσχα) through whose suffering (πάσχω) salvation is offered to all.