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Apr 6, 2024 · Christie’s Images/Superstock. Many people assume that Jesus ’ Last Supper was a Seder, a ritual meal held in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Passover. And indeed, according to the Gospel of Mark 14:12, Jesus prepared for the Last Supper on the “first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb.”
Apr 11, 2017 · Three of the first four books of the New Testament (known as the Gospels) identify the Last Supper as a Passover meal. 6 There would have been lamb, matzah, and bitter herbs. There were cups; the Gospels tell of two, but we know that many Mishnaic traditions go back to earlier times, so we can reasonably suppose that there were four.
The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) clearly indicate that the Last Supper was the Passover meal: “And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the passover lamb, his disciples said to him, ‘Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the passover?’”
Apr 5, 2023 · The Synoptic Gospels describe the Last Supper as a Passover meal ( Matt. 26:17–19; Mark 14:12–16; Luke 22:1, 7–15 ). This then serves as the background for the Lord’s Supper ( 1 Cor. 11:17–34 ).
Many people assume that Jesus’ Last Supper was a Seder, a ritual meal held in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Passover. And indeed, according to the Gospel of Mark 14:12, Jesus prepared for the Last Supper on the “first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb.”
Apr 4, 2024 · We now know that is one day off. Jesus’ last meal was Wednesday night, and he was crucified on Thursday, the 14th of the Jewish month Nisan. The Passover meal itself was eaten Thursday night, at sundown, as the 15th of Nisan began. Jesus never ate that Passover meal. He had died at 3 p.m. on Thursday.
The three Synoptic Gospel accounts describe the Last Supper as a Passover meal, disagreeing with John. Each gives somewhat different versions of the order of the meal. In chapter 26 of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus prays thanks for the bread, divides it, and hands the pieces of bread to his disciples, saying "Take, eat, this is my body."
