> From: Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > > From: Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > > From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > > > > From: John D. Giorgis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >
> > > > > At 07:02 AM 1/27/02 -0600 The Fool wrote:
> > > > > > Furthermore the Christ commanded ALL to observe
> > > > > >the lords evening meal (which no one does), but not his
> > ressurection.
> > > > >
> > > > > Come again?
> > > > >
> > > > > I have celebrated the Lord's Evening Meal (Holy Thursday) for
as
> > long
> > > > as I
> > > > > can remember.
> > > > >
> > > > > Indeed, I consider it themost beautiful Church Service of the
year.
> > > >
> > > > Most people do not. Besides the day is same as the passover
(N14),
> > not
> > > > 'thursday'.
> > >
> > > I think one should not worry tremendously about the exact
relationship
> > > between Passover and the day of the last supper. For one thing,
the
> > > synoptic gospels and John don't agree on the day. For another, the
> > time
> > > that month that Passover is in (Nissian (sp)) was variable.
> >
> > And 'Easter' isn't?
> Not in the sense of a lunar calander. It is the first Sunday after the
> first full moon on or before the spring equinox. To simplify
calculations,
> the Nician council declared March 21st as the spring equinox.
I should point out that Nissan 14 is a full moon. (Where do you think
they got that easter calculation from?)
> At the time of Jesus, the month of Passover was determined by a
decision of
> the priests (and in particular the high priest). There was not a fixed
rule
> to determine it.
At the time of Jesus, the religious leaders were corrupt.
> > It was my understanding that the Jewish calendar (which is lunar)
added a
> > thirteenth month every couple of years in a periodic fashion.
^^^^^^^^^^
Fourteenth it should probably say (13*28=364).
> Well, I won't argue with that, I think its right. What I am pointing
out is
> that the order of the months also varied at the discretion of the high
> priest. Its as if Easter was the 10th of April, and the Pope, getting
> weather reports, decided that this year, May would come before April.
