They depict different and beautiful scenes such the sacrifice of Isaac, the
Paschal lamb, the miraculous Manna, the annunciation, the visitation, the Nativity of Jesus, the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, the flight into Egypt, the agony of the Jesus etc.
The opening line 'On the first day of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb' (i.e., in the afternoon of the previous day, 14th of Nisan) is not a chronological lapse but a theological statement (as also in 14:1) that closely associates the sacrifice of the
Paschal Lamb, Jesus Christ, with the eating of the Christian Unleavened Bread, the Eucharist.
In 1 Corinthians 5:7, he refers to Jesus as the
paschal lamb who has been sacrificed for his people's salvation.
Explaining the MCN logo, Most Reverend Michael Kehinde Stephen, of the MCN, Ibadan archdiocese, said: 'Briefly the symbols on the MCN logo reflect the following: the dominant feature is the
Paschal Lamb, worthy to be given power, riches, wisdom, strength, honour, glory and blessing in the map of Nigeria (though not confined within the boundaries of the map, but breaking through it at several points) for the Lord of all the universe cannot be confined by space and time, to show a church in Nigeria which is at the same time, a presence of the church universal, and bearing the Wesleyan scallop shell to signify our appropriation of and pride in our sacred heritage through Methodist Church in Great Britain, the earthly rock from which we were hewn.
His death is seen in Christian symbolism as that of the
Paschal Lamb. The dating of Pesach is determined by the Jewish lunar calendar and not by any of the later Western calendars, so is not on dates fixed by the calendar we use.
(8) Thus, according to Halakhah, women are obligated to partake of the
paschal lamb. (9)
The price of a
paschal lamb is up this holiday seasona boon for rural farmers in the provinces, a crisis for rural migrants to the big city.
Their yearly Passover ceremonial of the sacrifice of the
Paschal lamb on Mount Gerizim is a colorful event reminiscent of old custom practice in Jerusalem.
Following the slaughter of the animals, they are roasted and eaten with matzo, similar to the way it would be done by every family if Jews today brought the
paschal lamb to the Temple in Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, John's twenty-four-hour disjuncture between the Last Supper and the Passover meal is likewise theological: to present Jesus' death as coincident with that of the
paschal lamb. (8) Since the lamb had to the before the Passover meal, this required John to set the Passover meal on Friday night, after Jesus' death that previous afternoon.
The hymns are important and edifying for their imaginative typological exegesis especially of the
Paschal Lamb. Unfortunately, however, for current liturgical and spiritual enrichment, they are deeply embedded in trenchant anti-Judaic polemics, thus giving rise to an ambivalence similar to that evoked by Melito of Sardis's On the Pasch (both emerged from a fading Quartodeciman liturgical environment).
SANDWICHES were invented more than 2,000 years ago when ancient Jewish sage Hillel the Elder put meat from the
Paschal lamb and bitter herb inside flatbread during passover to remind Israelites of their forced labour constructing Egyptian buildings.
Paschal Lamb - figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ