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REDISCOVERING PASSOVER
A Complete Guide for Christians
Joseph Stallings
Paper, $21.95
384 pages, 5½" × 8½"
ISBN 0-89390-313-2
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What really happened the night of the Last Supper? Was it a Passover
celebration? Who really killed Jesus? Christians and Jews alike still dispute
the answers to these questions. Rediscovering Passover offers a
fresh point of view, using history and theology as strict guidelines. The
author’s extensive research and documentation trace the
development of the Passover tradition from its beginnings through modern
practice. It depicts the way Jesus and his disciples celebrated the Last
Supper and it dispels three popular misconceptions that people have about
the Last Supper. You’ll get an historically and scripturally accurate
picture of the Exodus, the First and Second Temples, and the lifestyles of
the Jews and Jesus himself while he was alive.
Reviews
“I compliment the author on a fascinating book that incorporates a
great amount of research and undoubtedly many years of reflection on the
Jewish roots of the Christian church, particularly its most central sacrament,
the Eucharist. Even if the readers do not accept all assertions made, they
will benefit and learn much from this lively book.”
— The Rev. Sjoerd L. Bonting, Ph.D., pastor, Episcopal church,
Sunnyvale, Calif.
“Rediscovering Passover is a picturesque and
thought-provoking book. Clearly, until this book, ‘The half was not
told me!’ (1 Kgs 10:7). I found the book fascinating and was able to
picture the sights, sounds and smells of the Passover as never
before.”
— Mary Louise and Peyton Reed, students of the Diaconate
Program, Episcopal Diocese of El Camino
“While many of the views expressed in this book are open to further
discussion and scholarly challenge, it contains as well a number of
interesting insights. I appreciate especially the author’s clear
statements against supersessionism and abrogationism.”
— Eugene J. Fisher, secretariat for Catholic-Jewish relations,
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
About the Author
For more than 40 years Joseph Stallings has been a student of Passover
— and his life experiences and travels have contributed to his rich
understanding of “the feast of feasts.”
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