Did the Early Christians Keep Passover? | Rediscovering Pascha
Most Christians today know about Easter. But what if I told you the earliest followers of Jesus didn’t celebrate Easter—they remembered Pascha, the biblical Passover?
This podcast explores the roots of that practice and why it matters today:
– Jesus’ Last Supper as a Passover meal
– Paul’s call to “keep the feast” (1 Cor. 5:7–8)
– The early church’s fight to preserve Nisan 14
– The Quartodeciman Controversy and Council of Nicaea
– The gradual separation from Jewish roots
– And how Constantine’s desire for political unity changed everything
This isn’t about legalism. It’s about remembering the story Jesus chose to frame his death and resurrection: Exodus, freedom, covenant, identity.
So here’s the question I want you to wrestle with:
👉 What if Jesus didn’t give us a new tradition… but a new identity?
👉 What if we’re meant to be Passover people?
👇 Drop your thoughts in the comments. I’d love to hear how reconnecting with Passover has impacted your faith.
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